My feelings about Christmas have evolved over the years as I have become older and, hopefully, a little wiser! When I was a young child and adolescent, Christmas was all about the gifts I received. Slowly, but surely, Christmas came to be about what I could give to the ones I love, to make them happy. I have evolved to the view that Christmas is, first and foremost, an acknowledgement of the greatest miracle ever, the birth of Jesus Christ, and what He means to me and to the world. I also respect and appreciate my many friends who don’t happen to be Christians. For ALL of us, Christmas is a time of being with family, making and sharing memories, and hopefully being of service to our fellow men and women.

Christmas is a time to put aside our differences and promote fellowship and unity all over this wonderful world!