Christmas is tomorrow. Are you Ready?

Well, it's December 24. Are you all running around like crazy trying to get finished with last minute stuff or are you done? I've got to go the the grocery store and get dog food and milk. I think I'll run across the street and get a sled at King's in case any of the grandkids want to go sledding if they come to visit. We certainly have plenty of snow. I don't think any of them will come up tomorrow but maybe they'll come up this weekend. I'm not working Friday but some of them have to.

Jeff is working today. He is driving part-time as a courier for the hospital in Logan. He works about four hours and it's not too bad. He drives around to four or five out lying towns and picks up test that have to be run in Logan and delivers supplies. It's not much, but I think he enjoys it. He was supposed to drive once a week, but the weather has been bad and some of the drivers don't want to drive in it so he's working every day but Christmas this week.

I'm only working part of the day today. The agents keep telling me to go home. I think I'll take them up on their offer. It's really slow here. I think I've answered the phone three times all day.

At this Christmas time I want to tell you how much I love and appreciate my husband and my children and grandchildren. They are so good to me. If they never gave me anything but their love I would be a happy woman. Sometimes I haven't been easy to love, but they always give me another chance. I love my extended family too. I have a wonderful brother and sister. John's wife is so special. He is very lucky to have her. Their children are super too. They have great kids and I have fun being around them. My mom is a very special person. I have to say I'm a very lucky person. I am surrounded by loving family and friends. I have my health. What else could a person ask for?

I love parts of the Christmas season. People are more loving and patient with one and another. We seem to go out of our way to help others. I just wish we could act like that all the time. I know there are some that try and succeed to have a Christ like attitude all year long. I want to be one of those people. I'm going to try to think about the things I do each day. I want to keep the thought in my mind that Jesus is watching me because I know he is and I don't want to let him down like I've done in the past.

I'm grateful to Jesus for choosing to be my Savior. He is an important part of my life. I really need to try harder to learn more about him and to thank him daily for all he has done for me. I love the Christmas story and all it means. But there's so much more to know than that. If I want to go home and live with him again I need to work on a lot of my shortcomings.

I'm not a "resolution" making person. I have found in my life that it doesn't work for me. I do set my mind to do something and that works for me. It could be on January 1st or March 15th, or some other time. Jeff says he's amazed that when I seriously decide to make a change I do it. I'm going to set down this weekend and take some time to see what I need to work on most and "just do it".

Have a very Merry Christmas!!!