Spreading the Christmas joy!

I have been surfing the blogoshpere this evening and have found it so enjoyable to see how people just want to spread the Christmas cheer, and the many creative ways they go about doing it.
Here are some examples. One of my blog friends Josie writes about a variety of things which are near and dear to her heart as well as mine. She was raised on Vancouver Island (where I live) and now lives in Vancouver(where I was from) I often can relate to what she speaks about. She has done many wonderful posts about Vancouver and surrounding areas, I swear she missed her calling and should have worked for Tourism B.C. or at least got some kind of commission from them for all the free advertising she has done for them. I digress. Her post today was no exception. She spoke about art and her early childhood memories. She left me a note on my blog to tell me to come visit. I did. It left me speechless. Read for yourself. I have learnt so much from her and she really spread the Christmas spirit for me by sharing her early experiences. Thank you Josie!

Then there is one of my newest blog friends and for those of you who know him know why I mention his blog. Dirk had also been surfing the blog world when he came across greenery in baghdad blog. Greenery is a soldier serving oversees and Dirk thought it would be nice to send him Christmas wishes and to increase his readership. Well it just so happened to be greenery's Birthday as well, so he got a lot of birthday wishes sent his way. So Dirk what a wonderful way to spread the Christmas cheer! Thank you.

Alot of us know of this wonderful lady and she needs little introduction Motherkitty . In her recent post she does a "tongue-in-cheek" comparison of Christmas and Chanukah(the spelling of this is even in question according to Motherkitty) Anyhow, bless her heart she made me laugh...and brought a charming and warm feeling and made me realize that even though we may celebrate things differently during this time of year, there are still similarities in that we share traditions for the love of family and friends. Please drop by her blog and see what I mean. Thank you Motherkitty.

Then there is curmudgeon . He writes today about poor suffering spouse, and how he loves her baking. How she bakes up a storm this time of year and gives them as gifts. I can tell by the way he wrote this post how he loves his wife and how he appreciates everything she does for him, their children and their church. It made me feel so good to hear a man profess such love and admiration for his wife and did it is such a subtle way as to try and not come across as to mushy....I'm on to you curmudgeon....you really are an old softy at heart. Merry Christmas my friend!

Those are just a few samplings of some of the terrific blogs out there spreading the Christmas cheer in their own way. I want to thank all of them for allowing me to be part of that.

It is easy this time of year to get all wrapped up in the commercialism that has become Christmas, and the negativity that is out there. But if we just take a moment to sit back and reflect on life and the joys and pleasure that have come our way we truly do have a lot to be thankful for. For some that can be as simple as taking a breath on their own, being free from pain if only for a moment, to see another beautiful sunrise, to look their loved ones in the eye and tell them how much they are loved and how important they are to them. We truly are blessed, let's not forget that and lets not forget to continue to spread this cheer all year through.