The last two months of a year and the first month of the New Year are the times that we all are with family and giving gifts to each other and just spending time with our loved one. Please keep in mind as we all may be able to spend time with our friends and families that there are many who can’t for a number of reasons.

 Some of the reasons may include not having the funds to do so, not being able to get time off of work, and of course there are many who just don’t have family. Let’s not forget about the couples in retirement that spent the last fifty years with each other and now just this past year their other half, their spouse for all those years in the past might have just died this year.

Put yourself in their shoes, after going to bed for fifty years with each other and waking up each and every morning together, and then they will miss that great cup of coffee that their spouse made for them for the last fifty years.

To some a cup of coffee may not sound so great but please understand it is what is said to each other while having that cup of coffee with their soul mate that means the world to each of them.

This should be the time that we all should reach out to those in need and who need someone to just say “Happy Thanksgiving ” or “Merry Christmas ” too. This also means that we should find someone special to just give a little help to, whether it is a friendly smile or an invite for dinner for those who will be eating alone, that’s where it all starts.

 The most important thing we should remember during this time of holiday sharing is, let’s make those three months of holidays stretch to a whole twelve months. This means let’s be kind the whole year no matter what. Some of us may not have funds to help someone in need, if this is the case, give someone a big hug or a loving smile because that can go a long way.

For us Christians, let’s not forget that the word Christmas has our Lord and Saviors name in the holiday name. Too many times we all forget that this holiday is here for the reason to celebrate His birth so eventually He would get crucified, suffer, and die for our sins and then three days later rise proving to us that we too will have ever lasting life if we believe in Him.

 So when you wake up with the kids this year and they are about to open up their presents from Santa, first yell out loud “Happy Birthday Jesus !” The cutest thing I have ever seen when it comes to His birthday is some parents make a birthday cake and on the top of the cake the words read, “Happy Birthday Dear Jesus.”

-Sean Cononie