Christmas – NealEnJoy

Have You Counted Your Holiday Blessings? (Part Two)

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Neal Saye

A couple of days ago I encouraged you to consider, and attend to, the blessings that are in your life. I hope you have taken a brief break from the Christmas rush, and done so.

Here’s my Counting Continued:

6. Sitting Down and Sitting Still for a few minutes.

7. A Christmas Visit with my parents (father–91, mother 87).

8. Sparkly Lights.

9. Appreciating my local Savannah Police. Our police men and women are the first folks we usually call when something goes awry in our homes, neighborhoods and cities.

THANK YOU, BLUE!

10. The ability to see.

11. “Angels We Have Heard on High” sung by Josh Groban.

Are you counting your holiday blessings?

Encouragement, Holiday Joy

Have You Counted Your Holiday Blessings? (Part One)

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Neal Saye

Have you done so this holiday? Blessings come in SO many forms and dressings. I urge you to take a sheet of paper and number your joys. Here is a sampling of mine:

1. I had to miss my seven year-old grandson Daniel’s first piano recital earlier this week. (I was SO frustrated.) Tonight at my family’s early Christmas dinner, I walked in the door and daughter Amy had arranged for Daniel to dress back up in his Calvin Klein suit and play Jingle Bells (as he did at the recital). It melted my heart.

(Okay, I’m not sure about the sunglasses either.)

(Absolute grandfather joy.)

Here’s Daniel at the actual recital:

2. The ability to smell Christmas.

3. Enjoying the power of silly.

4. Hosting a Holiday and Hot Toddy Chili Party Saturday night.

What fun!

Good buddies Ellie, Jamie and Brennan.

I read “A Cup of Christmas Tea” to the twenty-something guests–and asked them to think about a person important in their upbringing to toast at the end of the story. I urge you to do the same. Who encouraged you along your way?