18 Ways We are Different This Christmas.... Stormchaser

My Uncle sent this to me and I felt I needed to share with all of you. I hope you all have a Wonderful Holiday season and embrace your friends and family. Much Love, Stormchaser

18 WAYS WE'RE DIFFERENT THIS CHRISTMAS

1. Last Christmas we were thinking about all the things we didn't have; this Christmas we are thinking about all the things we do have.

2. Last Christmas we were placing wreaths on the doors of our homes; this Christmas we are placing wreaths on the graves of our hero's.

3. Last Christmas we were counting our money; this Christmas we are counting our blessings.

4. Last Christmas we were lighting candles to decorate; this Christmas we are lighting candles to commemorate.

5. Last Christmas we thought it was enough to celebrate the holidays; this Christmas we know we must also find ways to consecrate them.

6. Last Christmas we thought a man who could rush down a football field was a hero; this Christmas we know a man who rushes into a burning building is the real one.

7. Last Christmas we were thinking about the madness of the holidays; this Christmas we are thinking about the meaning of them.

8. Last Christmas we were getting on one another's nerves; this Christmas we are getting on our knees.

9. Last Christmas we were wondering how to give our children all the things that money can buy; this Christmas we are wondering how to give them all the things money can't buy (peace, security).

10. Last Christmas we were thinking about all the pressure we are under at the office; this Christmas we are thinking about all the people who no longer have an office to go to.

11. Last Christmas we were singing carols; this Christmas we are singing anthems.

12. Last Christmas we were thinking how good it would feel to be affluent; this Christmas we are thinking how good it feels to be alive.

13. Last Christmas we thought angels were in heaven; this Christmas we know they are right here on earth.

14. Last Christmas we were contemplating all the changes we wanted to make in the new year; this Christmas we are contemplating all the changes we will have to make in this new reality.

15. Last Christmas we were complaining about how much of our earnings went to taxes; this Christmas we comprehend that freedom isn't free.

16. Last Christmas we valued things that were costly; this Christmas we value things that are holy.

17. Last Christmas the people we idolized wore sports uniforms; this Christmas the people we idolize wear police, fire-fighter and military uniforms.

18. Last Christmas peace on earth is something we prayed for on Sunday morning; now it's something we pray for every day.

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