Get Into the Christmas Spirit

Whitney Hopler

Everywhere you look during Christmas, people are celebrating. It's easy to get caught up in all the excitement. But celebrating just for celebration's sake isn't meaningful or fulfilling. It's only when you focus your celebration on Christ - the reason for the season - that you discover the true Christmas spirit.

Here are some ways you can celebrate Christmas in meaningful ways:

Adapted from God's Vitamin "C" for the Christmas Spirit, copyright 1996 by Starburst, Inc. Compiled by Kathy Collard Miller and D. Larry Miller. Published by Starburst Publishers, www.starburstpublishers.com, 1-800-441-1456.

Kathy Collard Miller has authored 16 books and regularly contributes articles to national magazines. D. Larry Miller has co-authored several books with Kathy and serves as a police sergeant with the Huntington Beach Police Department in California.

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