To ALL the Members and their Families I wish you all a heartfelt and joyous Christmas and a New Year that will be rememberable later on for all the right reasons.
Another Year has gone by since we last wished each other a Merry Christmas here - my time does fly. I wish you all the best of health and prosperity as we finish 2007 and move into the next year. May you find the right toy for you under your tree or in your stocking and may you make at least one person very happy with a gift from yourself, such as cooking dinner, doing a batch of laundry, even cleaning out the cat-box: all the store bought gifts could never blow someone away as much as if you reached out and did a simple task that makes their life a bit easier IF ONLY FOR ONE DAY. I do believe that the best gifts are free :)
May all of you enjoy your family get togethers, share the innocent joy of the children and honor those who have earned the right to tell old stories for the hundredth time. It is a holiday that means so many different things to many different people, but I hope we all remember the roots of the holiday and the modern day reasons of celebrating it with family and friends.
Everyone here is family of sorts, we all share interests, often communicating with others as well as we do people we see in person on any given day. I hope you take the time to think of the many members here who are less fortunate than others (and I know we have many people here who really have fallen on hard times over the last few years) it is those who are in my thoughts. No matter how tough a time, children cannot understand how Santa can pass them up JUST because their parents are on tough times. Remember the old saying that the "Difference between a recession and a depression is: it is a recession when your neighbor is without a job and a Depression when YOU are out of a job." Never forget, someone above is looking down on you and sharing blessing with you all the time, your reaching out to others does not escape the eyes of those who watch over us.
I know that THIS YEAR is too late to help out with a "gifting for unfortunate members" who could use a hand, but starting 2008 we will be reaching out when possible to see that the simple joy of opening a gift on Christmas morning will not escape every child of our forum members. Of course privacy will be the foremost concern the members being helped will be kept secret, but the impact of even simple gifts will never be forgotten. Bu when it comes time - if a member needs help bringing their kid(s) something for Christmas, we will see that it happens, I know we can all ban together to see a small miracle in their lives.
To all a Merry Christmas - it is my honor to be be a part of such a wonderful group - God Bless us all :)
Topic: Christmas Greetings (Read 3571 times)