I have to be honest, since my sons became men, I'm not that enamored with Christmas. It just isn't what it used to be here at my house. However, my attitude toward helping people at Christmas hasn't changed. The fact is, I'm not well off. I have bills. I struggle like most people do, but there are so many people out there who are struggling just to keep warm. I'm worried about what I'll wear to work tomorrow and there are people who can't find a job. Their Christmas looks dim. I worry about getting new family room furniture and there are those after Hurricane Sandy who have lost everything and are living in tents. I am blessed. Maybe I'm not wealthy and I've never hit the Lottery, but I'm blessed because I have a family I love, a roof over my head and a job. It's more than many people have.

So Christmas will probably be a tree here, with a few small presents. We'll eat and enjoy each others company, but at the same time, I'll be helping in the community with food and clothing and giving what I can.

Truly, that is what Christmas should be. Not this rush for self-indulgent, who has the best technology, extravagant gifts that you won't even remember a year from now. Helping people, well that is something you'll never forget and neither will they.