Merry Christmas Everyone!

Merry Christmas!
I hope this finds you all doing ok.
It's amazing what one sees during this most celebrated season.
The other day when I was doing some Christmas shopping, there was two women filled with joy as each tried entering the same parking space and decided to instead of spreading good cheer had decided to have a delightful stare down and entertain the gathering crowd wondering who would give up first. I had thought to pay the one lady to follow me to my parking space that would soon be free. It was close to the entrance but I decided at last to let them enjoy their state down and wish then both well and drove away in hopes that their true joy would soon return.
There were the usual crying kids, the frustrated shoppers, I wished them all a happy finding the perfect gift with of course the sale they were wishing for. While at the mall, I love to get a cup of expensive coffee, and sit down next to an elderly person and engage them in conversation and hear of the tales of their family memories of Christmases past. Some good stories I've heard and it puts a smile on my face.
It is also amazing to me that just as the most crucial time of the season, that events happen to just make me change the whole "perfect plan" of Christmas that was pictured in my head. I had just returned home happy with the finds that were now in the back of my Honda Element. I had backed up a bit close to the Lilac bush and so I opened the top half to retrieve the packages from the back. After getting them all out I moved my head out of the way to close the 'trunk' and gave it a good push down to close it. The only problem was that I wasn't quite out of the way and well, long story short, ended up with 6 staples in my head. Oh that did hurt. Those interruptions to our perfect plans!
Well, I've learned that when good plans get messed up that what we do with those make or brakes the 'goodness' of the holiday, so I'm deciding to get happy and continue on with focusing on the real meaning of the season.
Today, Naomi and I will make a Gingerbread house and play Christmas carols. I will not be going to church tonight as my hear looks horrid as I can't wash my hair where the staples are at, right in front where everyone can see them. They will be coming out two days after Christmas. Thankfully we are going to stay home this Christmas and enjoy each other.
Brian will serve at one of three places that our church is feeding the homeless and people who are needing some joy. Though I won't be attending, I will be cooking.
I hope that you all find ways to celebrate and spread some joy to others.

Merry Christmas!