Here’s a new story I love! The Associated Press reported that maybe everything isn’t quite as depressing as everyone thinks! In this “winter of discontent,” Brian Williams got tired of reporting downbeat stories on the NBC Nightly News. So he asked viewers to send in some good news from their community that the network could report. Guess what? In just two days, the network received tens of thousands of submissions. Said Williams: “I’m looking at a stack of printed emails. We have more stories that we could humanly cover if we combined all three network newscasts. It’s hit an unbelievable nerve!”

Now what good news could you be overlooking in your life? And to whom can you spread the good news? Share you good news and lets start a good news snowball!  

Jackie 

If you are like most people this holiday season, than you might be feeling the financial crunch. Your budget for gifts may not what you have had in the past. This should not be a source of embarrassment or dread, you are being prudent. We are all in the same boat right now. So I would encourage you to remember that this season is about spiritual reconnection and renewal, and the power of love. If you focus on these elements in your gift giving, I am positive that you can use your creativity to devise beautiful gifts of your spirit. These do not need to be costly. They can be letters you write and frame, massages you give, daylong road trips taking someone to a place they’ve always wanted to go, dinners you cook, books you read to someone whose sight is gone, pictures put in a scrapbook, homemade crafts, private musical performances. If the spirit of giving is filled with love, it doesn’t have to have a dollar value on it. It can be –in the words of Mastercard—priceless. Enjoy the creative process of becoming a master of spiritual gifting!