At First I Panic!

I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar every month.   
–Harlan Miller

It happens every year. About mid-November a switch flips inside me. At first I panic.

So much to do:

• decorate
• make gifts
• buy gifts
• wrap gifts
• bake
• send cards, etc.

Christmas lurks around Thanksgiving’s corner.

How do I handle the panic?

• focus and pray
• stop and enjoy Thanksgiving
• remember the reason for the season
• make lists
• enlist help
• listen to Christmas music or whatever music brings joy
• read a Christmas book
• read the Christmas story
• simplify
• enjoy the people I love
• give things away
• give to a good cause
• cherish the memories created

Have a Happy Christmas season!