'Tis the Season.

The best way to spread Christmas cheer, is singing loud for all to hear.

You know it's almost Christmas when your brother sings holiday songs nonstop, all you can think about is that cup of hot cocoa waiting for you at home, and even the radio stations are counting down the days. I'm not sure why.. but I'm in love with this season. To me, it's not about the gift getting, but rather the gift giving. And I don't mean materialistic gifts, I mean the gifts of life. I love spending my days with the family and baking cookies with my brother for Santa because he's still a believer. There's something about the way the fog rises in the morning and how beautiful the sun looks when it sets. There's something about the way the winter air robs you of your body warmth, yet you go outside anyway. It's all about the fire burning in the hearth and the Christmas music playing on the radio. It's all the little things that make the winter months some of the most memorable.

This Christmas is going to be one to remember. It's the last time my family will all be together. After this year, the house will be a little less full without my sister. It's hard to envision a life without her around all the time, but life does crazy things to you and you've just got to accept what happens and learn to do different things.

I think one of the most important things about this month is to remember to give. This time is about giving to others and reminding loved ones why they're loved. I know that I've got to change my mindset and put more effort into thinking of others. What goes around comes around, so we've got to remember to think of more than just ourselves.

No Line On The Horizon.

Humbled. That is the only feeling I can express. There is absolutely no better rush than standing atop a mountain, miles and miles of the promised land at my feet. Never before in my life have I felt so small, yet so tall. Imagine you are a bird, soaring over tops of trees and great bodies of water. You are on top of the world, but only just. Coming back from a weekend of pure ecstasy.. I don`t think I am ever going to find a fuller heaven. For me, heaven is here on earth. It is here, right now. Look out across the horizon- you will start to notice things you never did before. Such as, how the pink of the sunrise barely brushes the mountaintops. How precise the trees are lain out before us. This life is beautiful. And so so glorious. Every morning I wake up with praise on my tongue and love in my heart. It is such a gift to be a part of the wonders of each and every day, and I will not be forgetting to use my eyes anytime soon. So, word of advice: see with your eyes and watch with your heart. Everything else will follow through.