This year we are doing Christmas a little differently in our family. During the holiday season we spend a lot of time talking about Hope, Peace, Joy and Love that emulates the birth of Jesus. This year, we are going to give Christmas Away by sharing Hope, Peace, Joy and Love with people that are special to us. We are going to spend time building relationships and staying connected.
When we started talking about how we could give Christmas Away this year we asked our kids their ideas. Our original thought was to find an organization and work as a family to support that organization and therefore share Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. Our daughter Katie had another idea.
"I know who I am going to Give Christmas Away to this year...Grandpa Lohrmann. I am going to show him Joy, Peace, Hope and Love. This is his first Christmas without Grandma."
And...the concept came alive for us. What if we spent this Christmas investing in the relationships of those we love and cherish in our lives? So, we are going to be taking Hope, Peace, Joy and Love and turning each word into an action word. We will be blogging, as a family, about who we have each chosen to Give Christmas Away to. We will journal about what we did for that person and how it felt. We will be sprinkling the light of Christmas on the world....in our own little way. This Sunday we will post who we have chosen...after we light our Advent Wreath. Happy Thanksgiving!
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We are so happy that you are doing this and we, as a family, have decided to journey with you this advent season! We can't wait to help spread the Word!
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Terry, Jodi, Anna, Dominic & Andrew Facenda
That is awesome Jodi! We are looking forward to it too! Love you all!
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