RE: Something to think about..........

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THANKS MOM!!! HOW YA DOIN?

HUGS

SHARON

Something to think about..........

25 WAYS WE'RE DIFFERENT THIS CHRISTMAS

>

> 1. Last Christmas we were thinking about all the things we didn't have;

> This Christmas we are thinking about all the things we do have.

>

> 2. Last Christmas we were placing wreaths on the doors of our homes;

> This Christmas we are placing wreaths on the graves of our heroes.

>

> 3. Last Christmas we were letting our sons play with toy guns;

> This Christmas we are teaching them that guns are not toys.

>

> 4. Last Christmas we were counting our money;

> This Christmas we are counting our blessings.

>

> 5. Last Christmas we paid lip service to the real meaning of the

holidays;

> This Christmas we are paying homage to it.

>

> 6. Last Christmas we were lighting candles to decorate;

> This Christmas we are lighting candles to commemorate.

>

> 7. Last Christmas we were digging deep into our bank accounts to find the

> money to fly home for the holidays;

> This Christmas we are digging deep into our souls to find the courage

to

> do so.

>

> 8. Last Christmas we were trying not to let annoying relatives get the

best

> of us;

> This Christmas we are trying to give the best of ourselves to them.

>

> 9. Last Christmas we thought it was enough to celebrate the holidays;

> This Christmas we know we must also find ways to consecrate them.

>

> 10. Last Christmas we thought a man who could rush down a football field

was

> a hero;

> This Christmas we know a man who rushes into a burning building is

the

> real one.

>

> 11. Last Christmas we were thinking about the madness of the holidays;

> This Christmas we are thinking about the meaning of them.

>

> 12. Last Christmas we were getting on one another's nerves;

> This Christmas we are getting on our knees.

>

> 13. Last Christmas we were giving thanks for gifts from stores;

> This Christmas we are giving thanks for gifts from God.

>

> 14. Last Christmas we were wondering how to give our children all the

> things that money can buy - the hottest toys, the latest fashions,

the

> newest gadgets;

> This Christmas we are wondering how to give them all the things it

> can't a sense of security, safety, peace.

>

> 15. Last Christmas we were thinking about all the pressure we are under

at

> the office;

> This Christmas we are thinking about all the people who no longer

have

> an office to go to.

>

> 16. Last Christmas we were singing carols;

> This Christmas we are singing anthems.

>

> 17. Last Christmas we were thinking how good it would feel to be

affluent;

> This Christmas we are thinking how good it feels to be alive.

>

> 18. Last Christmas we thought angels were in heaven;

> This Christmas we know some are right here on earth.

>

> 19. Last Christmas we were contemplating all the changes we wanted to

make

> in the New Year;

> This Christmas we are contemplating all the changes we will have to

> make in this new reality.

>

> 20. Last Christmas we believed in the power of the pocketbook;

> This Christmas we believe in the power of prayer.

>

> 21. Last Christmas we were sharing/spreading/listening to gossip;

> This Christmas we are sharing/spreading/listening to the Gospel.

>

> 22. Last Christmas we were complaining about how much of our earning went

to

> pay taxes;

> This Christmas we comprehend that freedom isn't free.

>

> 23. Last Christmas we valued things that were costly;

> This Christmas we value things that are holy.

>

> 24. Last Christmas the people we idolized wore football, basketball and

> baseball uniforms;

> This Christmas the people we idolize wear police, firefighters and

> military uniforms.

>

> 25. Last Christmas " peace on earth " is something we prayed for on Sunday

> mornings;

> Now it is something we pray for every day.

>

> There's no way to sugarcoat it; Since September 11, life has changed

> dramatically and substantially for everyone. But while many things have

> changed, at least one thing has not. One thing that cannot. One thing

that

> will not.

>

> WE ARE TOGETHER AS A PEOPLE!

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