3 Ways To Spread Christmas Cheer This Year

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We’re now entering the busiest time of the year and it will go by very fast. It would be so wonderful if it would just slow down a litte. If life would slow down, we could speand more time with our family. Here are some great ways that we can spread Christmas cheer to your friends and family and even strangers this year.

 

Give Money To Help Those In Need

Often, churches will take up an offering for children in another part of the world that need to hear the gospel. Money will be collected to support missionaries who live there and set up churches, Bible Studies, and childeren’s play equipement. Our church had a ministry set up so that we could sponsor an orphan child in a third-world country. I especially like to give to those in need in my local town.

 

Visiting Lonely People

Christmas is a good time to start visiting lonely people. You can start by visiting people in your family that you haven’t seen in a long time. You can also visit people that you don’t know and spread Christimas cheer there, too. When you visit, make it a point to come back often to share the love year-round. To visit people in a rest home or hospital, it’s easier to go with a group. They usually have prior permission.

 

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Volunteer

Have you ever volunteered this time of year? There’s nothing more fun than volunteering with your children or a group at: a soup kitchen, the Salvation Army, a coat drive, a clothing drive, a toy drive, or shovel a snowy sidewalk.

We’ve lived in a few different towns and they all had different ways to volunteer. In one town, the city allowed a family or organization to help an individual or family. Our children had the biggest eyes and smiles! In another town, we selected angels off a tree and then went shopping for a specific child. It’s great to let your children help select the gifts and wrap them! As my kids got older, they volunteered on their own by ringing the red bell, serving food, and more. I love that they continue what we started!

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37 thoughts on “3 Ways To Spread Christmas Cheer This Year”

  6. Lisa P.

    This is a hard time of year because of all the giving that is expected, when not all of us have extra money to give to others, and some seem to take advantage of others’ generosity. We have our own bills to pay with no outside assistance. The idea to visit lonely people you haven’t seen is a great one. Also, just a simple phone call. No ever calls on the phone anymore or writes letters or sends cards. Those are simple things that you can do for those you know who will appreciate it, and it costs little to nothing, just a little of your time.

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  8. Tracy Robertson

    I love this article! I have been guilty myself of spending a holiday feeling sorry for myself when I could have been spreading cheer and helping others.

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  23. rsteve

    I think volunteering and helping others is better than receiving a gift. Christmas time is hard for a lot of people and a little kindness goes a long way.

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  27. Carolyn D

    These are great ways to spread holiday cheer. The High School I work at hosted a Harvest Drive to help families in the community. Even if you do not have much to give volunteering your time or visiting lonely people can make a huge difference. Some people have nobody to turn to and the holidays can be depressing without loved ones by their side.

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  28. Erica Ardali

    This year I am really going through a lot, but I know there’s others in worse positions than myself. You gave me a lot to think about.. Especially having gratitude for what I do have

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  32. Phyllis Skoglund

    The Meals on Meals through a particpating hospital keeps patients and invalids in their OWN homes as long as possible.

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