Merry ChristMORE!

A lot has changed in the past year, huh?

Been a tough one! From so many directions. Decided I'd take a moment out to jot a quick note to remind myself of a couple things along with anyone that still wanders onto these pages periodically.

First of all, on Dad's behalf I want to take time to remind you (Dad would've started weeks ago) not to forget the Reason for the Season!

Frequently we all get so wrapped up in the hustle and bustle - whether at the office, the mall or at home. Sometimes even the church... you know, planning the cantata or candlelight service. Or maybe collecting toys or food for the needy.

So much to do and so little time!

There's a song titled Reason for the Season by the country group Lonestar. They lay it out pretty well.

He is the light that shines on our lives
The baby Jesus born in God's grace
So we all might rejoice on this day
He is the reason for the season

It is a time for presents and toys
Tales of Saint Nick
Tidings of joy
As we celebrate the miracle birth
Oh right here on this earth

He is the reason for the season
He is the light that shines on our lives
The baby Jesus born in God's grace
So we all might rejoice on this day
He is the reason for the season

He's the reason for the giving
The joy thats never ending
That comes on Christmas morning in the eyes of a child
It's what it means to me and you
That's the true meaning of this time.
Secondly, on Michaels' behalf I want to tell you not to waste a moment with the ones you love.

We never know when our time here is through. We can't get 'one more day' like the previous post imagined. But we can make the most of every minute.

And don't sweat the small stuff! Live it! Then nothing's left undone if (all-to-soon) those moments get interrupted.

God bless you & yours... Merry ChristMORE!
John:)

One more day?

Ever wish you could spend just one more day with someone you've loved & lost?

Me? Many, many times over this past year! And I'm almost certain that all of us have at one time or another in our lives!

Dina gave me a couple of wonderful books last year... For One More Day & The 5 People You Meet in Heaven, both by Mitch Albom. Great books for anyone I think, but especially worked for us after the year we've had (does my wife know me or what?).

On Sunday, ABC aired the premiere of Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day. It's the story (from Oprah's website) of Charley; a broken-down former baseball player who's collapsed into alcoholism & despair. He returns to his hometown planning to take his own life.

At the final moment he is magically granted one more day with his departed mother, Posey, who illuminates the secrets of both their lives and shows Chick a way to redemption.

The prologue of the book begins by saying, This is a story about a family and, as there is a ghost involved, you might call it a ghost story. But every family is a ghost story. The dead sit at our tables long after they have gone.

If you could have that One More Day - who would you spend it with & how would you spend it?

I've included the theme song (written by Diane Warren & sung by Nick Lachey; available for download the 18th on iTunes) from the movie below. Listen to the words as you think about that question a little bit.

God Bless!
Johnny


As the song says:
I wouldn't ask for money. I wouldn't ask for fame. I wouldn't ask for the power to make this world change. If I could have one thing, that one thing that I would choose... is one more ordinary day with you!

I miss you, Dad! You too, Michael Roy!
JE:)