Wishing Everyone A Wonderful Christmas

On the most beautiful holiday of the year, it's time to spread those Christmas feelings:

Love, Hope, Joy and Peace to people around us. Make everyone feel the warmth of the season by sending a few simple words.

And Christmas is, certainly, an occasion to celebrate.

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never fails. Video games will break, pearl necklaces will be lost, golf clubs will rust, but giving the gift of CHRISTMAS LOVE will endure.

Enjoy a nice Christmas with your friends and family.

Forgive... but forget?

Things have been rough around here and I haven't been able to put coherent thoughts together and get them written out or even scrap, but I'm working on it.

One of the things I'm writing about is the whole "forgive & forget" concept. We are Biblically commanded to forgive... and when God forgives us, He does so completely, keeping no record of what we've done wrong. In a world that tells us we deserve the best and should practically be worshiped, how do we put this into practice? I'm not sure I have the answer to that and how to forgive that other person when they have hurt me so bad. Any suggestions out there that can help me?

Life is a Messy Business

There were many subjects I could have chosen but I suppose getting my life back on track is the main mission. Where do I start? Before it was DH who was struggling and in a dark area of his life. Now I'm there and I can't move past it.

I know how it feel about having regrets for decisions made in the past. Just about everyone has regrets about past decisions. I've learned that the important thing is that you don't dwell on past decisions. But when you get down to it, whether the decisions you've made are right or wrong what's done is done and nothing you can do will change past decisions. The important thing is to let that person off the hook for past actions. I can't keep beating myself up over things I can't change. I still have the rest of MY life to live. I deserve to be happy. What do I want to do? How do I not cheat myself out of my own happiness by feeling hatred for the rest of my life over things that can't be changed now that there done?

I think I'm putting too much of this crap on myself, when it's not my fault. I never asked for any of this. I need to make a decision and make my life the one I want. It is time to take back control of my life and move forward.