Christmas Revelation

I hope you all had a splendid Christmas Day.  I know I did.  Surrounded by the warm and familiar love of family and friends, I delighted in their presence and the spirit of Christmas.  This week was a reminder of what the holiday always represents to me…a time for rejoicing and celebrating in how good my life truly is!  I just love those times when we discover how blessed we are.  It makes it all worth it in the end.

Happy New Year!

Year-In Review

It’s Friday—that time of week again.  After a few days of contemplation, spending time with family and friends and reviewing the past year’s events, it amazes me how far I’ve come in only a short time.  The highlight of my year, I must admit, was my summer internship with United Cerebral Palsy of Central Pennsylvania.  My time spent there reinvigorated my quest to do well in my classes as a college student so that I could make a difference in individuals’ lives, and even hearts.  In my blog and other materials written for the company, I saw my words and actions impacted the lives of such a vast audience; it was an awakening for me to strive harder.  I, again, thank Lynda Bowen and the rest of the UCP staff for seeing my potential and wisdom for signing me on as their summer intern of 2012!  It was an exciting journey.  Merry Christmas to all and I hope your dreams and wishes come true this holiday season as mine did this year!

Holiday Poem

Hi All,

Today, in my travels, I came across the poem below and thought it fitting for this time of year.  I hope you all had a blessed week as we draw closer to the holiday season.  It was a good one for me as another successful semester ended, and a period of rest and relaxation began.  Let the holidays proceed!

There's More to Christmas

There's more, much more to Christmas
Than just candle-lights and cheer;
It's the spirit of sweet friendship
That brightens all the years;
It is thoughtfulness and kindness,
It is hope that is reborn again,
For peace, for understanding
And for goodwill to humans!

~ Unknown Author

Meaning of Christmas

Hi All,

Well, it’s that time again; one week closer to Christmas and I’m getting so excited!  I love Christmas for that special feeling I always have way deep inside my heart.  Christmas represents many things for different people.  I guess what I love about Christmas the most is that it represents a promise of a renewal of spirit, and yes, hope; hope that maybe we can change the world one attitude at a time.  To me, Christmas represents that sentiment and my wish that it does for all of you!

Thanks for tuning in this week, my last at Messiah College for 2012!