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Ah, the holiday season! This time of year makes keeping up a “daily” blog close to impossible.  Wednesday we had a nice luncheon for one of the businesses we do website management for.  Then I headed off to do my Christmas shopping (last minute, to be sure and deserved the frustration I faced!) 

The shopping center where my office is located is full of holiday cheer — a moving and singing mechanical Santa is right outside my window, as are bows, lights wreaths and boughs.  Today we are wrapping gifts for our Secret Santa family, putting the finishing touches on decorations and booking last minute reservations to help make the season a successful and jolly one for everybody.  

When I was shopping there were the traditional Santa’s ringing their bells and I found that putting my change from the store into their tin baskets a quick and easy way to lighten my wallet.  The thought came to me that those who gather for charity during this time of year are displaying a value that we talk about HOPE.  What better way to keep the human spirit alive then by contributing towards the realization of what is hoped for.  

In all your preparations and parties remember that the smallest act can keep the flame of hope alive in the smallest person — each particle of hope adds to the collective whole in the world and the small flame keeps the fire burning.