Merry Christmas

The Christmas season is both my most favorite and my least favorite time of year.

I love the true meaning of Christmas! Christ coming to earth as a baby to live and walk among us is what the true meaning is for me. As a Christian, Christmas, and Easter are fundamental to our faith. But I realize, not everyone feels the same about Christmas. Different cultural, religious and familial beliefs have many heading in different spiritual directions at Christmas. Dancing around those issues is especially hard at Christmas, but when approached with kindness and understanding, may we all experience true joy!

The joy of my children! Lily and Ella are seven and eight years old, and Christmas keeps getting more exciting with them each year. They are more involved in making lists and checking them twice, (or maybe twenty times)! They are loving family Christmas traditions and participating in cookie decorating, wrapping, and so much more as they grow! I take lots of time off at Christmas to enjoy family time; I hope you all understand!

But the chaos of Christmas! Cards, presents, parties, traveling, guests, and entertaining brings a whole new level of undesired stress for many. Trying to avoid the chaos and pressure is a challenge for my perfectionist and achieving tendencies. I purposely try each year to enjoy more and do less.

But the Christmas memories! When talking to patients and pouring over my memories, I realize that Christmas memories are not always joyful. We all have Christmas seasons we would rather forget. Often we get more time with family at Christmas, but missing those who are no longer with us is extra painful for many people. Many people will spend their Christmas without loved ones who have passed away, moved on, are deployed, or working away from home.

I encourage you to take some time to love on someone who may be missing a loved one this Christmas.

My Christmas wish! May we all focus more on the true meaning and joy of Christmas and may our memories be sweet and our times together even sweeter.

Thank you for allowing me to share in your lives!

Beth

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