Make Time for Joy!

To be a joy-bearer & a joy-giver says everything,

for in our life, if one is joyful, it means that one is faithfully living

for God, & that nothing else counts; & if one gives joy

to others, one is doing God's work; with joy without & joy

within, all is well...I can think of no higher way.

--Janet Erskine Stuart

 

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'The joy of the Christmas season is what you create. So make time for joy this season. Celebrate the wonder of starry nights & manger scenes; the warmth of memories of family & friends; the joy of music & laughter & being together. Take time to savor this most joyful season of the year.'

 

'The way you spend Christmas is far more important than how much!'

--Henry David Thoreau

 

'Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace & goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. If we think on these things, there will be born in us a Savior and over us all will shine a star, sending its gleam of hope to the world.'

--Calvin Coolidge

 

 

** taken from 'The Season of Joy' by Chip Davis of Manheim Steamroller