Well it is the holiday season once again. I’m really grateful for this season right now. More so than usual, actually. The downturn caught me like a lot of others. I didn’t lose my job but I’m barely hanging on to some investments. Sometimes the pressure is palpable. But this season of Thanksgiving and celebrating the birth of our Lord forces us outward. My three grandbabies arrived. Wow! I don’t have time to think about refinancing, rehabbing or retreating. What a gift to me! Now I am reminded how little girls are a lot like big girls. They have tons of questions and their questions are more important than your answers because before you can answer one question they give you another question. My little grandson just sits there and grins, as long as mom is nearby. This holiday season will be a little different than Christmases past. Not as much materialism to be sure. Maybe this Christmas we will actually focus on what money can’t buy. Maybe we will remember the kind words spoken and maybe more hugs will be offered. Possibly a few eye to eye, “I’m proud of you” kind of exchanges. Something tells me this could be the best Christmas we have had in a long time. Sometimes I wonder if God is not only the God of blessings but the God of downturns, too. Maybe in God’s eyes a temporary downturn is just the trick to get us back on track again; to help us refocus on what is really important in life. I hope that you have a wonderful holiday season. I hope that you can fully celebrate the incredible things in your life that money can’t buy.
