I have given a lot of thought about Christmas spirit and what it really means to me. I keep hearing that Christmas is only for children and I find a lot of fault with that. Christmas is for people who believe in Christ and that his birth was for the security of our souls. Christmas is what is in our heart and soul, what we make it.!!! Not what a present cost or how big it is, but that every present we give to someone else is in memory of the birth of our salvation, " THE CHRIST CHILD " I get gifts from special people that are priceless and have no commercial cost. the gift of love from my family. There is nothing I could treasure more than this. Christmas to me it being together with family and friends who care about each other. You don't have to be blood, JUST CARE!! christmas is the memories you have shared over the years, when you were little with the awe of a child, and when you are older and watch your own child, and when you become grandparents watching all of them.. Rembering all the people that have been a part of your christmas that are no longer with us, but honoring them also as Christ would do for us. The special memories that we cherish after this Christmas is past and we are looking forward to the next. We are sad for the people we love that are not with us today for whatever the reason, and grateful for the ones that are here to make a memory on this day. It seems our goal in life should be to take this feeling and cherish it all year with each one we meet. Granted, some are hard to love, but we should make the effort all the same. So!! let the love of "THE CHRIST CHILD" fill our hearts on this Christmas day as we remember why we celebrate, and continue thru the next year.