Be Good for Goodness Sake!

Ah, we... the holidays are upon us and winter has shown its face! With the snow flying and people are out shopping for gifts I keep saying "be good for goodness sake", not just to myself but probably to Mark a little and just putting that out there in the world.

As days go by towards Christmas this year I keep feeling as if that would be more of a gift to give some people. Many have the financial difficulties as do we all right?! But this year even on my father's side of the family were not doing our usual gift exchange. This is not a dissapointment to our family, but what really matters is being together. Financially its tough, but even Mark says money is the brut of a lot of unhappiness for people. I'm tired of hearing that because money is not the root of my happiness. My family, my friends, of course Mark and our cat Samoa is what truly makes me as a person.

Last evening we had the discussion on this and I kind of joked that maybe this year presents isn't exactly what we all need, but what we do need is enjoying the pure and true things in your life. So what if I don't get the ice skates I did ask for, I probably won't remember I even asked for that three years from now. What I will remember is being merry with my family and friends on Christmas Eve and Day! Hopefully we will be greeting a new member to our family too. On the Johnson side (my mothers) my cousin Hans & Margaret could possibly be coming home from Korea with their new son Tae. Now that is one gift that will keep on giving to our family! A pure gift!

Till before X-Mas...Mark & Sara