Christmas Times a Coming

One of the local radio stations starts playing Christmas music the first day of November.  It is one of my favorite stations and last year I remember being horrified at the thought of Christmas music so soon.  We were snowed under with daycare “stuff” and I couldn’t bear to think about Christmas. 

This year though, with nothing more on my mind then my family, my re-modeling adventures and the fact that I have already made it a point to finish the family room this weekend and get our tree up, I kind of enjoyed the music for a change. 

I don’t know how many of you remember but last year my staff and I decided to forgo the Christmas gift exchange in the center and instead we pooled our money and bought 4 bicycles for a set of foster children that were part of our center.  Actually we bought 3 bicycles and a tricycle.  The kids were 7, 6, 4 and 2.  There are 2 more more children younger than the one that was 2 and a half but they don’t live in the same home and we didn’t know them.  Anyway, I cried like a baby when we gave those children their bikes.  It was far and away the best Christmas gift I have ever given or received.  It was totally awesome.

This year I have no idea when or where we will find “the” kids that we want to give a gift to, but we will most definitely do it, one way or another.  And, here, right here through blogging, I’ve found one good way. 

If you aren’t familiar with 5 Minutes for Mom, you definitely need to head on over there and see what all the excitement is about.  And, if you’ve never given to the needy (and I don’t mean a quarter in the salvation army bucket), you will never understand the pure joy that it brings.

So, with that, let’s get this Holiday Season started!!!