Christmas Season

I can’t believe we are almost in February and I am finally sitting down to write about our celebration of Christ. I wait for this holiday every single year beginning in early August…yes, a little much, but I can’t help it. It makes my heart feel warm and inspires me to get out and serve people more than usual. We did just that this year, we decided to serve and we served. Some days were very challenging but at the end everything was a pure blessing. I so wished to write this while being in the motion of all that was happening, but it clearly didn’t happen due to lack of time. The most important thing is we blessed others in Christ name. It was exciting, moving, emotional and simply wonderful. Some of the things we did in the time frame from October-January…
Served at Feed My Starving Children (I was blessed to serve with my mama 🙂
Was blessed to serve at World Vision during Women of Faith Conference, I loved every minute of it.
Gifted our 7 sponsored kids with presents.
Rang the Salvation Army bell (two shifts), the kids loved the experience and so did we. Definitely on the “annual” list of places to serve.
Served at a Christmas service at church.
Baked goodies for neighbors and had the kiddos deliver them with us.
Bella and I sang Christmas carols at the children’s hospital with a Homeschooling group.
Went out and bought a big bag full of toys for sick kids at the hospital.
Barry blessed a homeless man at the gas station.
Started our own little organization called “Sweet Bubblegum Drops”, making necklaces to save lives. All proceeds go towards human trafficking.
Helped a few friends to organize their homes and moved their trash cans.
Went through toys with kids and they handpicked the ones to give to kids that do not have any (Bella’s highlight of Christmas season)
Bella and her friend Lissy made angel crafts that we delivered to our neighbors.
Donated money to build a well in Africa.
Helped a few friends by selling necklaces and bracelets and donating proceeds for their missions trip to Africa in April.
I certainly wish this list kept on and on, but those were just some of the things we were able to bless others with and in return got the biggest blessing of all. We felt complete this during this Christmas season. We anticipate to do much more next year, but all with God’s help. This post is not written to brag in any way, but to serve as a memory for our precious children to keep in focus what is truly wonderful about Christmas. We honor Christ’s birth by stepping out of our comfort zone and helping others. Merry Christmas to All!