Blue christmas?

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I love Christmas but have my ups and downs with it. It will be my third Christmas without my mother and I miss her dearly especially during the holiday season.

But on a happy note my grandchildren keep everything lively for me.
But periodically I will be alone and listening to a Christmas song that reminds me of my mother and I want to cry.
 
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Toni:
I love Christmas but have my ups and downs with it. It will be my third Christmas without my mother and I miss her dearly especially during the holiday season.

But on a happy note my grandchildren keep everything lively for me.
But periodically I will be alone and listening to a Christmas song that reminds me of my mother and I want to cry.
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Hi Toni,
I find that I miss my Mom the most at Christmas—she loved it so.
The song “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” always gets to me.😦
 
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momof3boys:
Todat at mass, father was telling a story about a long time ago when he & a college buddy were talking about how they had been getting less & less excited about Christmas each year. They got to talking & realized that it was because they had unrealistic expectations of what Christmas should feel like. They realized they had child-like expectations & decided they would both fast on the 23rd of December that year. They each went their own way for the holidays & fasted and prayed. They prayed for a new sense of what Christmas is about & they were both surprised & excited to tell each other about their experiences when they got back to school…
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My prayers are w/ all of you especially those who find this time of the year a little “Blue”…I’m going to try your fast, MoMof3… maybe others should try it too;) …I see that our sister Honoria is …I’ll be praying for ALL!😃
 
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Annunciata:
My prayers are w/ all of you especially those who find this time of the year a little “Blue”…I’m going to try your fast, MoMof3… maybe others should try it too;) …I see that our sister Honoria is …I’ll be praying for ALL!😃
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I’m starting my fasting today, too. 🙂
I’ll be keeping you all in my thoughts & prayers today, too.
 
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momof3boys:
I’m starting my fasting today, too. 🙂
I’ll be keeping you all in my thoughts & prayers today, too.
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Actually, I already started mine and am fasting for my best friend who is dying…😦
 
I love Christmas. This year I am having a special one as my beloved passed away 11 days ago. God has comforted me so much, that I am not blue or particularly sad. I know that may seem strange, but my heart is filled with such Joy and Thankfulness for all the years God gave us together. This Christmas is special because my Beloved is spending it in Eternity with all the angels, and praising God face to face.

I have Joy, knowing he is not suffering anymore. I have peace because Our Dear Lord, has wrapped me in His love. It’s not that I don’t cry, or feel the loss…I do! But I know Gods perfect Will was for my beloved to begin his new life at this Holy time of year. That makes it special for me.

Perhaps at times I feel a little Blue, but mostly I am just grateful for all God has done for us.
 
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Annunciata:
Actually, I already started mine and am fasting for my best friend who is dying…😦
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Praying Ann w/e. May God hold her in His all loving Arms. 😦
 
Hello all, although it has been awhile since anyone posted on this subject, I want to say that I am very grateful that you did. It has helped me tremendously, reading that I am not the only one who feels bad. I knew I wasn’t the only one, I just needed to make contact. My parents did not want children and my only child is a drug user, and her husband shares the activity with her.

This too shall pass.

Blessings to all,

Susan
 
This woman came on EWTN one time and talked about her recipe for bad moments - giving …as in charitable donations! Since love of money -selflove ,is said to be the root of all evil, many are in a position to start with charitable donations as an easy way to have an almost instantaneous Peace - of Good will…
Since there are good Catholic Charities that accept donations on line , it is easy and fast - and charities like Missionariesofthepoor.org,Marians of The Imaculateconception have worldwide ministries that reach out to the poorest!

Sometimes , guess the poorest is right in our own midst - like that someone who seems greedy for more respect and even at our expense -may The Christ Child Bless us to see His Light in even the unlikely places!

In moments of self pity, our hearts can try to be one with the ones on the street, in hospitals, jails …and isn’t that the mesage of The Incarnation - to be with , even the least, of this world and think of what they going to be in The Next-like the poor man Lazarus!!
Read some posting who mentioned being unemployed - medical field esp. nursing is a field that seem to be always in need of good people -both men and woman ; and even for someone who have no experience , some courses give a diploma to be a nursetech in one month ;places like nursing homes are a good start and a place for good ministry!
God Bless!
Merry Christmas !
 
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momof3boys:
I’m starting my fasting today, too. 🙂
I’ll be keeping you all in my thoughts & prayers today, too.
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Well, I have to tell you that I did receive some “Special Graces” from this fast—Peace and a “New” Perspective on things…😃
God Bless and keep all of you …I pray for everyone on the forums daily and I’ll be offering more prayers at Christmas Mass…especially those who are suffering w/ the “Blues” and depression and the loss of a loved one or a devoted pet.:gopray:
 
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Annunciata:
Well, I have to tell you that I did receive some “Special Graces” from this fast—Peace and a “New” Perspective on things…😃
God Bless and keep all of you …I pray for everyone on the forums daily and I’ll be offering more prayers at Christmas Mass…especially those who are suffering w/ the “Blues” and depression and the loss of a loved one or a devoted pet.:gopray:
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Its hard…perhaps a bit of a fast would help me…

I’m doing okay…but I struggle…Thanks Annunciata…
 
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aimee:
Its hard…perhaps a bit of a fast would help me…

I’m doing okay…but I struggle…Thanks Annunciata…
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The struggle is always there…it’s just how we handle it/cope and sometimes, we need someone else to help us carry our cross… And, sometimes we just need to surrender all and let Jesus carry us… like the poem “Footprints in The Sand”:yup:

**Footprints in the Sand - The Poem

**One night a man had a dream. He dreamed
he was walking along the beach with the LORD.

Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene he noticed two sets of
footprints in the sand: one belonging
to him, and the other to the LORD.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the footprints in the sand.

He noticed that many times along the path of
his life there was only one set of footprints.

He also noticed that it happened at the very
lowest and saddest times in his life.

This really bothered him and he
questioned the LORD about it:

“LORD, you said that once I decided to follow
you, you’d walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most
troublesome times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don’t understand why when
I needed you most you would leave me.”

The LORD replied:

“My son, my precious child,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you.”

*by Mary Stevenson *
 
I was getting a little depressed, what with the chaos in the stores with the nauseating secular music playing, and my kids driving me crazy by being ungrateful slobs, and me being a menopausal tyrant who was making them clean up, plus everyone else in the world is incredibly annoying except for me, of course, being the blameless icon of patient suffering 😉 (even with this stupid pinched nerve in my shoulder)…

But, now I’m feeling better. What’s been helping is the fact that I did get a period after more than 2 months, I don’t have to go back to Safeway for anything, and I’ve been drinking lots of wine in the evenings, plus I beat my son in Scrabble two out of three games, thanks to getting the X on a triple letter square in 2 directions! 🙂
 
I also did my fast yesterday & am actually in a lot better mood. All day yesterday I was happier than I have been lately. This is something I need to do every year.
Merry Christmas everyone!
 
I’m feeling a bit better…

I watched Pope Benedict first midnight Mass…
 
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aimee:
I’m feeling a bit better…

I watched Pope Benedict first midnight Mass…
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I watched it too…kept thinking of John Paul II…😦 He was such a Great Pope! I love Pope Benedict too…
 
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Annunciata:
I watched it too…kept thinking of John Paul II…😦 He was such a Great Pope! I love Pope Benedict too…
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As I was watching it and heard the prayers in different languages…saw that beautiful place…I said Yes! We are a family…
gave my heart a lift 👍
 
Reading The Scriptures , in a way that we can listen with the ears ( not just silent reading ) might be another useful weapon !

Heard on a retreat how ‘listening ’ / hearing is important esp. for women and it is easy to hear many neg. things these days …
( or does it have any thing to do with Eve …)
Anyhow, if a husband or other person who can read to the rest could be also very healing and when that is not practical, we can do it for ourselves !
One of the blessings of reading about all those 60,000 sheep etc; in The Old Testament is , somehow it sinks in as’ ancestral property’ may be …and seem to work in the depth of hearts …may be about the blessings, about the passing nature of eartly things and so on …
How caring The Father is …
 
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