25 Things Different About This Christmas Season

[Guest guest]

Hi,

This was in my inbox today and I have to share it.

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 holiday; 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 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 earnings 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

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Love, C " Cass' Momma "

HEDS

Houston, TX USA

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