We are all hurting in every way right now. Everything costs so much, just putting gas in the car, if you have one, is painful. You are not alone. We are all feeling this squeeze right now. You did everything you could. You kept the lights on, you paid the rent. You worked your ass off.
This will be a christmas to remember, not because presents were abundant, but because you fought through it, and provided what you could. It's more than enough. If you are alone this Christmas, you are sadly mistaken. You have all of us here. Just speak out, we are family.
It's only a "dark winter" if we make it so.
Things are tough but we make the best of it. We turned our Christmas away from commercialism and back to Jesus and family. Explained to my 9 year old we were going to start a new tradition. We have a manger out of wood and every time we do something nice for someone during Advent we put a piece of straw in the manger so Baby Jesus has a soft crib on Christmas morning. We did more charitable giving and less gifts under the tree. The gifts we did buy, we tried to buy from small patriot owned or local family owned small businesses. May all Pedes have a Blessed and Joyful Christmas
I love that idea. Sometimes it’s the struggles that make us stronger & it’s the things we do for others that fill us with joy & appreciation for what we’ve been blessed with. Merry Christmas.