Take Christmas Back

As we all know i am a BLOG HOPPER!
I have spent countless hours over the last year reading blogs on T-18 babies and the lives that they have touched. While i don't' actively go to church i do believe. I believe that these babies whether earthly bound or heavenly bound were created to touch lives. As i have blogged hop and read these stories I feel that my beliefs are stronger. Poppy Joy's mom has a campaign going on TAKE CHRISTMAS BACK ( http://poppyjoy.blogspot.com/ )

"This year, starting on the first day of December and going all the way til Christmas day, I want to do something every single day to remember what Christmas is really about. I'm going to entitle my little operation Take Christmas Back, and I want our family to see what it is like to try and enjoy every single day of the season, not by seeing how much fun we can have by doing stuff for ourselves, but by seeing how much greater the joy is when we focus on trying to celebrate Jesus and everything He means. How is it going to happen?
So this is what I'm thinking. How about trying to incorporate some of the things we would do anyway, but do them with a twist. For example, I want to make Christmas candy this year, but instead of keeping it all for ourselves, I thought maybe we could package it up and take it to one of the hospitals--maybe even a Children's hospital--to give to those who are sick and can't get out. When I was growing up my mom often made dough ornaments with me, and it's a tradition I would like to keep up. So maybe this year, we can make some for our family tree, and we can make a few extra and take them to an assisted living facility or a nursing home, and visit some people who don't get to see children often. I want to read the Christmas story every morning leading up to Christmas. I want to let Marianna "earn" some money so that she can buy a gift for a child who won't have many. Basically, I want to go about the whole season with a focused effort not to get lost in the lights and presents and pageantry, but rather to keep it in perspective. I love all of it, and I don't think it's bad. I just know how I am. Without thinking about it, planning on, and preparing for it, I'll find myself sliding into all the normal holiday chaos without doing any of these things that I'd really like to do. "

I LOVE THIS IDEA.
While the Christmas Holidays' haven't been the same since the passing of Roger, I am hoping getting back to the "reason" for the season will put some joy back into this time of year for me.
We are starting our cooking baking this Sunday at the Ronald McDonald House.
And Lori has some other ideas of things that she would like to do to touch the lives of the people in our community"

Thanks Angie for the idea!

What do you do during this season ---