7 Ideas To Make This A Christmas To Remember
1. Prioritize and decide how much you can (and should) actually spend on your shopping list for each person.
Don't start 2026 with bills you can't pay when they come due at the end of the month.
If you've already spent too much...it's not too late to take it back or exchange it. If you don't...you might wish you did...when January bills start rolling up.
2. Create an environment where Christmas presents are opened one at a time...savoring each moment. You spent money to create memories...take time to enjoy them.
3. Write an email or note of appreciation to those who have been kind to you during the year or spoken meaningfully into your life.
4. Find a way to serve and help others. Take a gift of baked goodies to those who’ve lost loved ones in the past year or to those less fortunate.
Albert Schweitzer said: "I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found a way to serve."
5. Put some humor in your holidays. Laugh a lot! Have the children put on a Christmas play. Play family games. Rent or stream a funny movie!
6. Create family memories….take photos….record your parents and/or grandparents telling stories about their favorite Christmases or memories with their children.
7. Live a "Christmas life," not just Christmas day. Make Christmas every day…after all….it should be…Jesus is the reason for the season.
Remember to keep His presence in your presents.
Harold Herring