TheWonderfully terrible Panademic Christmas Story

There once was a house with a whole bunch of children that would not ever ever go to school or go to bed on time because of virtual learning. The end.

Seriously, I don’t know how the heck to get these kids to bed on time so if anyone has any suggestions, PLEASE dm me. So, this Christmas gave us the unique opportunity to take advantage of not having to go out to a bunch of stores and do our last minute shopping, or stay up in the middle of the night wrapping presents like a madman (we tend to procrastinate). I believe that this could be thought of as a terrible Christmas, an opportunity to be creative with the technology and networking that creative minds have blessed us with. Now, don’t get me wrong, I do miss giving hugs and being able to see our friends and loved ones especially during the holiday season, but this we have to stay isolated could either be turned into a negative or a positive time period…it’s all about your approach on how you look at it.

We were able to offer an outside Christian Christmas video to our neighbors, with social distancing and Christmas carols for the first time ever this year. We were able to bless a neighbor struggling with handiwork to be able to provide food for the holidays. We were also able to pray for and bless neighbors with Instacart to help them stay inside and safe, as well as bibles and inspirational messages of hope and love to other neighbors that the children wanted to write. While our oldest daughter took it upon herself to make homeless packs for essentials and nonperishables that we have been driving by and leaving for homeless that are in need more than ever before. Now, our parents still haven’t quite figured out how to use zoom, and we do miss our friends and brothers and sisters at church. But regardless of that, we do see that in our home, and in our community people are using this time to reflect on what really matters in life. It has become for us, less of the hustle and bussell of the holidays, and more about the memories and love we can share with everyone during this time.

So, this terrible nontraditional, social distanced Christmas could actually be a time for us to really cherish each other and be there for each other, like we never have been before.

Peace on Earth and Joy to the World.

May you all have a truly blessed and cherished holiday season.