Merry Christmas and Good Cheer!

December 22nd, 2025, and Christmas is now a few days away. The hustle of the Shopping Season is still in full swing folks, so be careful out there. As The Trees twinkle and Decorations hang and people laugh as carolers sing, remember the meaning of Christmas is not what you bring or get, it’s about the family and friends you can’t forget.

As a kid I loved the Christmas Holiday and I would rush to and fro, like most I know, and get presents for all I could. If I couldn’t buy them something I would try to make them something, to show I cared. Thats what Christmas is folks, sharing, caring, laughing, have fun, with family and friends and getting it done.

This 2025, Christmas is filled with some fears for many. Food prices are up, shopping prices have risen, and instead of Joy and Happiness, for many there is the question of how do I pay my bills and where and how do I eat next! Sadly, this is not the America I grew up in folks, and although, I love my country and served her for 16 years, I find it sad, looking around and seeing all the tears and fears.

The best I can do as an man who is 69 and going on 70 mind you, is stay alone at home and try to relax. I don’t buy gifts for anyone anymore, since my wife passed in 2021, from Cancer. There is no one in my mind who can replace her and I basically stay alone. I watch tv and ball games and play on my computer, or X-box, or Meta Quest 3 now. I am intelligent enough to understand, at 69 going on 70 no woman wants an old man. The dating scene for seniors sucks, it’s hard to even get a answer on a dating site, and you don’t meet many people in day to day activities if your like me. I go grocery shopping, as needed, and Doctors too. I do Bowl in a Senior League and try to have fun. I play pool in a Clubhouse where I live. Other wise I read, watch tv and play video games, build puzzles is all.

As this Christmas comes in and people laugh and cry, kids will get happy and some will sigh. All should remember, that the biggest gift you can give to anyone, at this time of year, is your pressense, your being there. The gift of you giving of thyself, is above anything else. Sharing your laughter and your jokes, your assistance and knowledge, helps the most. The time you share is how you show you care, and that my friends makes Christmas worth, all the care. It is not how much you spend for gifts, for many do not have the cash, It’s not the material things that count. What counts is who your with, how you interact and that your with those you love.

Christmas wasn’t all commericail, always folks. There were the days when people would not be buying, because money was tight. Yet, all survived the wet cold snowy Christmas Nights. We had fireplaces lit, and cozy places to sleep, and food that we knew, we could eat. We didn’t have presents underneath the tree, but, it was still a special time for myself and family. So, remember the spirit of it all, and remember that time will go on, after all.

I hope all have someone to share it with, and all enjoy every moment. From me to All, Across the World, who celebrate Christmas and this time of Year, Merry Christmas and Good Cheer!