fun things to do to blow people's minds!

so this Christmas you want to be different? try these simple but mind-blowing things...

1. pay for the person behind you in line (tell them Merry Christmas as you walk away or have the drive-thru person do it!)
2. let someone else have the parking spot at the mall...and you walk an extra 50 feet
3. take your kids to visit with someone in a retirement home for Christmas
4. pull out old pictures of you and your spouse, then show them to your kids and pass down your oral history...this WILL blow their minds...
5. don't be afraid to say, "Merry Christmas," this year
6. smile
7. invite someone to have dinner or coffee with you...and just talk

i think the biggest thing i have to remember in all of this is that we don't have to shove Jesus down anyone's throat. i don't have to be the Holy Spirit either. i have to let Jesus be truly alive in MY life, so others can see it and experience what He has done for me.

i also have to remember that one day my kids really will want to know all of those goofy stories about me...because they want to KNOW ME!!