As I write this, COVID-19 has been running rampant throughout the world. The World Health Organization declared a pandemic, which means the disease has touched the majority of the countries around the world. Nobody expected this to happen. Expect the…
Most of us have probably all seen and heard the references to the Twelve Days of Christmas. Merchants everywhere seem to use the reference as a means to bolster their advertising campaigns. In 2016, Amazon has used their own version…
George turned around to find that the stranger had returned. “Where’d you come from? I thought you left?” “I have been here. I have always been here,” said the stranger. “You say you don’t celebrate Christmas. Why?” “Well, after my…
The true meaning of Christmas includes a giving spirit. And this giving spirit includes the ability to give without the expectation of anything in return. We give out of a desire to bring a blessing to someone or to help…
Remorse and forgiveness come about when we come to the realization that the pressures from the storm clouds of daily living are creating clashes with our true selves. Especially when taking care of those we love are concerned the temptation…
Many of us have been to the point of being desperate for money. But most of us do not take our actions to the level of the young dad that interrupted George’s Christmas Eve. Sometimes it seems the entire world…
A robbery gone bad was what waited for a young man in desperate straits needing to provide for his family, especially on Christmas Eve. With no job and no money the young man made the decision to seek out a…
As he was working, he heard shots being fired. He ran outside and beside a police car an officer lay on the cold ground. Bleeding from the left shoulder, the officer moaned, “Help me!” George helped the officer inside as…
You may become aware of the true meaning of Christmas by a stranger that comes into your life at just the right time. In the continuation of this story, George has welcomed a stranger into his midst but when he…
The true meaning of Christmas can be exhibited in many ways. In this short snippet a family in need seeks help. This is day 2 of 9 of the True Meaning of Christmas. “Thank you, but I don’t mean to…