Busy busy. The holidays came and went too quickly. t threw up Exorcist style on Christmas Eve in the middle of the night so our Christmas was pretty low key and involved lots of laundry and very little sleep. We've had a fantastic Fall season though, so it wasn't too big a deal. Plus, we were all together, resting by cozy warm heaters. :)

The visiting teaching message put out by the LDS church this month is titled: "Willing to bear one another's burdens." It talks about looking outward, focusing our energy and attention on serving and lifting others. I know this is over-emphasized this time of year, which is great. I just wish we all could carry this "spirit of Christmas" into our daily activities and lives the rest of the year. I can definitely do better with this. Jeffrey R. Holland taught: "Considering the incomprehensible cost of the Crucifixion and Atonement, I promise you He is not going to turn His back on us now. When He says to the poor in spirit, 'Come unto me,' He means He knows the way out and He knows the way up. He knows it because He has walked it. He knows the way because He is the way."

May we all look around us every chance we get and search for ways that we can lighten the load of others. May we look for, cherish and perpetuate goodness, love and charity in the world. May we give our lives and hearts over to God and allow Him to work His many miracles and lessons through each of us.

Happy holidays. Peace, love and om to all.