Christmas Havoc

Christmas seems to be a crazy time of the year. I get caught up in the Commercialism of Christmas and spend spend spend. I try to impress people by giving crazy gifts all on one day. This year I am taking a more simplistic approach to Christmas. I'm going to make it the "Year of Christmas" I'm not going to celebrate on just one day but throughout the year. Gifts may be given at random to those that share in my life. I have some great friends and family memebers that mean so much to me. You have brought joy, peace, love and honor into my life. You are there for me in the fun and tough times. You ease my burdon durng the tough times. I thank each of you for being there.
This year Christmas seems Different... Something I haven't felt in years. Christmas has been fun. I enjoyed the Christmas songs, the decorations, the beauty of the season. I had a simple Christmas with my Friends and Family. My niece called me a scrooge because i kept things simple. I found the meaning of Christmas.....

Important things

I read a letter to the editor in the Salt Lake Tribune (posted below 12/22/2008). It really paints a picture of what should be important and we shouldn't really worry about insignificant things.  I have some hateful feelings towards the LDS Church. 

LDS Church priorities

I love Christmas--that time when we suddenly pay attention to the 

poor and needy. Especially now, the newspapers are plagued with 

stories of growing desperation, increasing unemployment and 

spreading despair. I like to imagine all the people i could 

help if i had, say, $22 million. Think of all the children who could eat, 

the operations the could proceed or the families that could stay afloat.

The Mormon faithful recently raised $22 million, but they didn't spend

it on the needy. NO, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 

decided that gays, not hunger, were the greater social threat.

Imagine the cunning Pharisees asking: "Master, which is better? 

To spend $22 Million on the poor or on a mildly deceptive campaign

to stop the legalization of gay relationships?" Surely the man who said

that the key to heaven was feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, 

clothing the naked and being a place of refuge would choose the mildly 

deceptive campaign. At least, that's what the LDS Church decided Jesus would choose.

The economic turmoil, foreclosures and bankruptcies will destroy far more than

two men getting a piece of paper at San Francisco's City Hall.

Nathan Kunz

Phoenix

 

ME

Over the past few months I have been trying to find ME. I guess one could call it a Come to Jesus moment. I've been trying to rebuild some great relationships I feel I abandoned. I've been strentghing some existing ones and finding new people to share my life with. I hope that sharing this journey can help others find joy and happiness. I will post stories, articles, poems or personal thoughts that have some meaning to me.