We had a very hard holiday season this year. It started out full of disappointment, empty promises, car accidents/problems, and surprises of the like around every corner. We were very focused on ourselves and how to get out of and around these messes. When Mark suggested we give service to others as our gifts this year, I was very concerned. We didn't know how to donate what we already needed ourselves. Then things turned around. We started doing our family home evenings on Christmas and Christ's birth. We were teaching Breanna about Jesus and how he is so important in our lives, and we started to see that we were looking at Christmas all wrong. We needed to focus on Christ and his life and the example he was and is for us. We stopped looking at ourselves and started finding ways to serve others. When Amy suggested we also donate to the Road Home, we went through our house and found things that we had that we really didn't need. We found all sorts of things that we had in excess that we could donate to those in need. Focusing on others really helped us to have charity in our hearts and through this and focusing on being like Christ, we had a very wonderful Christmas full of fun, laughter, family, and hope. We were really grateful for this opportunity to serve others and give to those who are truly in need. We look forward to making this a tradition not only at Christmas time, but also throughout the year.
Love,
John, Jessica, Breanna, & Brett
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