Gratitude is a way we can appreciate what we do have and be at peace this Christmas and throughout the season. My poem: Tomorrow's Promise - From Front Lines - 'Until the Words Run Pure'. Song credit: Best Christmas Songs By Kenny G - Top Instrumental Christmas Songs (I do not own the rights to this recording).

Christmas is all around us. Even though the circumstances have changed, you can still have a song in your heart.

Have a song in your heart this Christmas.

When I was younger, my brother and I would race to the tree to receive our gifts at Christmas time. We look forward to our gifts every year. Jesus is a good and perfect gift. Contact me @[email protected] for publication about purpose or faith.

I love being by the water. It brings a feeling of warmth and peace. In this series, I gave some insights into my upcoming book 'Make it with Peace'. What makes you feel peaceful? Contact me at: [email protected]

There are benefits to living with purpose. It means you are living with intention and being aware of the internal compass guiding you daily. It means having the freedom of making better choices and knowing where you are going. For free publication on 'Living with Purpose', contact me at [email protected] or visit me at betternoteacademy.com.

When we hang on to God's words, we can keep going even in the deep end of life. He will never leave you or forsake you. For free publication on faith, contact me at [email protected]

Planning is a process and we need to be all in. It requires us to use our minds to create and have conceptual skills. We cannot allow the wind to toss us to and fro. Planning can bring clarity.

Some fruits can appear good based on their outward appearance. God does not look at the outward but the heart which holds the fruits of the spirit.

Some things that appear good for us may not always be good. When we magnify the good in our lives, things that may not be good for us will appear smaller. Magnify what is good and you will see God's glory.