Try not to be like the Mad Hatter and wait until Christmas eve to do all your "last minute" items. Christmas will be a much more relaxed holiday if you pace yourself now and get a little bit done each day. I know we all tend to put off until tomorrow what we could do today, but we all pay the price eventually when things pile up "upon us".
One thing families can do is decide together which of many good things to attend or do for Christmas in advance. If each person gets to list several events, then if everyone gets at least one event off their individual list as part of the family events, it's a win-win situation.
For those with lots of adult children and grands, the best thing is to inform all concerned you are staying home for Christmas and will have open house hours 10 AM to 4 PM on a given day (or two days if needed). That way, each family may be able to drop in when his/her schedule permits and gifts can be exchanged.
For December, our support group will not be having a regular meeting, but instead a lunch date at Applebee's (Rt. 29 near Kohl's and Hobby Lobby) on Saturday, December 11 at 12:30 PM until 2:00 PM. There will be no meeting in January since we will all be recovering from the happy u-stress of the holidays.
Pray for one another without ceasing so we can be one in His Love.
Linda Greer
Volunteer Support Group Leader
