41. A less stressful Christmas season, Meridian, Dec. 13
Tonight I am including a great article I read on the Meridian Magazine on Dec. 13, 2013. This article was called "December Stress, or December Joy?" by Darla Isackson (condensed some) Do you have mixed feelings, at best, about December? Then you’ll relate to the following journal entry I wrote a few years ago . . . and you’ll be interested in the ideas I’ve collected. They are guidelines, really, for more Christ-centered, less stressful choices for the Christmas season. “ The Saturday after Thanksgiving, my husband pulled all the Christmas boxes out of storage and offered to help me assemble our artificial tree. How did December get here so quickly? Letters to family, friends, and missionaries needed to be written, neighbor and visiting teaching presents wrapped and delivered. I hadn’t even begun to decide on many of the presents I needed to give family and close friends! And now, what if I couldn’t finish the picture histories I had started for each son? “ I we