Sharing the Joy

This is the time of the year when we should be thinking about the ones we love, but we often get side-tracked due to its busy-ness. Make time to be with those you love, your family and friends. Here are a few ideas to try as you spend quality time with those special people.

• Make wrapping paper using butcher paper and festive stamps. Or draw and color on the paper.
• Form a kazoo band and go caroling - no singing allowed!
• Make time to visit your older relatives such as grandparents or aunts and uncles. Share a meal or just a cup of hot chocolate while you ask them about Christmases past and their favorite traditions.
• Try a holiday recipe from a different culture. They are easy to find by doing a quick service on the internet.
• Find an inactive time at your church’s sanctuary, when you can gather for quiet worship and meditation. Then sit together as a family and begin with a quiet prayer of thanksgiving for the blessings your family has received in the past year. Be sure to give everyone a chance to contribute.