The house needs to be cleaned and decorated. The bedrooms need to be ready for company. The baking needs to be done, the pantry and freezer stocked. Gifts need to be made or purchased, wrapped and mailed. I need to write the Christmas Letter. Plan a dance. Do some schoolwork. Bake some ginger shortbread. Tree. Eggnog. Costco. Post Office. Groceries. Clean oven.
Make "busy" happy. Open doors for people. Help them with their packages.
Practice being a Christian, it's a great time of year for it.
When you catch yourself thinking ill of someone, say a quick prayer for them instead. If you feel like complaining, scolding, criticizing or ranting...say "you rock," instead. Be busy, in fact, man up in the busy department. Make yourself extra busy by adding Advent prayers to your nighttime routine. Go wildly take care of yourself. Indulge yourself by eating well and getting lots of rest so you can enjoy the busy more. Overextend your thoughtfulness.
Go over budget - way, way over budget on the spiritual and corporal works of mercy.
Be recklessly Catholic this Advent and Christmas
Throw yourself into this season of preparation. Yes, prepare the house, the baking, the meals.
Prepare your heart for the coming of the Lord. But in that preparation, remember why.
Experience the peace that all humankind was waiting for, and pray that I can too.
Don't forget to breath.
Don't forget to hold each other up in prayer.
Don't forget WHY.
Don't forget the baby.
"Glory to God in the highest and peace to men of good will."
Be busy, and with peace in your heart. Have good will. Get peace.
That's a lot of stuff. Wait. Forgot something. What am I doing all this for? The BABY! Oh, yes, THE baby. How clever God was to adorn Earth with a baby. Nothing transcends hype like an infant. Oh, yeah. I remember now. Pray. Breath. Smile. Be nice to my kids. Yes. I do put it on the list. But I didn't remember until yesterday.
Make "busy" happy. Open doors for people. Help them with their packages.
Practice being a Christian, it's a great time of year for it.
When you catch yourself thinking ill of someone, say a quick prayer for them instead. If you feel like complaining, scolding, criticizing or ranting...say "you rock," instead. Be busy, in fact, man up in the busy department. Make yourself extra busy by adding Advent prayers to your nighttime routine. Go wildly take care of yourself. Indulge yourself by eating well and getting lots of rest so you can enjoy the busy more. Overextend your thoughtfulness.
Go over budget - way, way over budget on the spiritual and corporal works of mercy.
Be recklessly Catholic this Advent and Christmas
Throw yourself into this season of preparation. Yes, prepare the house, the baking, the meals.
Prepare your heart for the coming of the Lord. But in that preparation, remember why.
Experience the peace that all humankind was waiting for, and pray that I can too.
Don't forget to breath.
Don't forget to hold each other up in prayer.
Don't forget WHY.
Don't forget the baby.
"Glory to God in the highest and peace to men of good will."
Be busy, and with peace in your heart. Have good will. Get peace.