The Beginning of The Season....

Today is the very last day in November, in the year 2011.  Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Christmas Season.  I know that every merchant in America begins this season BEFORE Thanksgiving, but our Countdown to Christmas Calender begins December 1st. 

I have to admit that the month of November got away from me - it was Thanksgiving before I had a chance to plan for Thanksgiving - AND...I am a little worried about the month of December getting away from me.  Christmas is my favorite holiday.  It is sooooo FUN!!!  Every year I look forward to the music, the decorations, the traditions, the memories, the shopping and the gift-giving - there is sooooo much to love about Christmas.  

Today I am going to focus on what I truly love about Christmas....Love, Hope, Peace.  All of those were gifts, in the form of a baby, given on the very first Christmas.  Christmas began with a person...not Santa, Jesus.  We were all given the incredible gift of a Savior and Redeemer on the very first Christmas.  So, before I post about any music or decorations or family traditions, I am going to post about giving Love, Hope and Peace to people.  Two very specific people.....

Robyn...

                                                           

and Ty....

                                

Both Robyn and Ty need a family for Christmas.  I know that we all have visions of what gifts our money will go to buy this Christmas season.  Can you visualize your money - just 10$ of it - being donated to help get these kiddos a family for Christmas. 

It was exactly one year ago, this Season, that I posted about  Reese's Rainbow for the first time.  It was during Patti's first Blog Giveaway for Olga, remember?  Today I am announcing Patti's Pure Love Giveaway.  Donating 10$ to one, or both, of these children enters you into a chance to win an XBOX 360 with all the do-dads, a home theatre speaker system, an HP laptop, a Canon camera, an iPad 2, two Kindles, $500 in giftcards, and still so many other prizes that you really should go to Patti's blog and check it out.  The drawing is December 12th. 

What a great way to begin the Christmas Season!!!!