Some of you have asked how you can offer support for
our ministry during the Christmas season. If
you'd like to help defray costs of operating our web
site and mailings, you can send your financial
blessing to:
Ripplemaker, 7275 122 Av N, Champlin MN 55316.
It will be greatly appreciated, and put to good use.
Thank you in advance, and Merry Christmas from all of
us at Ripplemaker.com and Sand Dollar.Bob Johnston |
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The Christmas season is here again in the mountains of my
home. Everywhere you can see lights going up on buildings,
houses, and trees. Everywhere you can also see faces lighted
up with smiles and hearts lighted up with God’s love. The
snow is sparkling on the ground and the eyes of young
children are sparkling with joy as well. People are buying
gifts for loved ones but are also sharing the glorious gift
of the Christmas Spirit with everyone they meet. It is a
very special time of the year, and I cherish every second of
it. If I had one wish, in fact, it would be that this
wonderful Spirit of Christmas would live on in our hearts,
minds, and souls all through the year. I know that it is
possible too, because I have seen a few beautiful souls who
manage to keep the love, laughter, light, kindness, joy, and
oneness with God alive inside of them everyday of the year.
For them everyday is Christmas and every moment is a
glorious sharing of the Christmas Spirit.
There is no reason too why all of us can’t do the same.
If there is one thing I have learned in this life it is that
every second of every day here on Earth is either a choice
we make or a choice we let others make for us. I, for one,
choose the light. I choose the love. I choose the joy. I
choose the giving, caring, helping, and sharing. I choose
the glorious oneness with God. I choose the wondrous
Christmas Spirit everyday of my life and I choose to share
it with everyone.
Leo Buscaglia once wrote that "We will have finally
mastered the meaning of Christmas when Christmas becomes a
way of life." Make Christmas your way of life. Make your
spirit one with the Christmas Spirit. Fill your heart, mind,
and soul full to overflowing with God’s love and joy and
then make them your Christmas presents to the world.
Joseph J. Mazzella
PO Box 164
Upper Glade, WV 26266
Joecool @ wirefire.com |
