Christmas is one of my favorite times. I love hot cocoa, Christmas decorations, Christmas music, Christmas movies, egg nogs, parties, and Christmas. I love meeting my family and friends who have never seen it. I love to remind me of my childhood memories of my aunt and cousins who bake a pie in the kitchen.
But to be honest. Christmas is one of the most difficult times the year, especially for many people, especially for one parent.
My first Christmas as a single mother is one of my sadest memories. My young son and I spent the day alone. I was a brand new mother and had a hard time finding my way. Can I be a good mother too? I was often wondering. I laid down and cried, so I stared at most of the day. The phone did not ring. No one knocked on my door. We couldn’t stand making Christmas meals for only us. I’m depressed doesn’t even have the right word to explain how sad the day is. I was eager to go to work to interact with other adults.
I want to tell you it, it was only my only Christmas, thanksgiving, Easter, or Valentine’s Day. I spent many holidays as a single mother. Frankly, many of them were sad. I would like to encourage all of your single mother so as not to make the same mistakes. I often spent with me on those holidays and lived in what I didn’t have. I was convinced that everyone had a better life than me, and I was angry. I was wondering why my children had to suffer because they had no two parents at home. I was sad that I had little money to provide Christmas toys. I clearly came under my cover and prayed for my days.
Here’s what I wanted to do many years ago:
1. Choose to concentrate on what God has given. Maybe nothing happened as you planned. Who lives? God blessed you incorrectly. Start with a cross. If God doesn’t do anything else for us, isn’t that enough? But he doesn’t stop there. He gives us a single mother’s sister relationship through the life of our beautiful, amazing children, work, living, friends, health, family, family, and single mother’s lives. God is good, faithful, and provisional. Please praise him this season!
2. Choose to rejoice in the true reason of the season. Focus on the birth of Christ. Regardless of your age, read the Christmas story for your child. We make traditions with them, such as baking cookies, make decorations for nursing homes, and serve them in a soup kitchen. We will focus on the true meaning of the season through the service of other people and family traditions. Holidays are much more special time.
3. Choose to focus on you freely. Will I be completely honest with you? Christ paid my freedom many years ago, but I refused to walk. As you know, it was my choice to be bitter, merciless, and angry. It was my choice to play the victim and wonder why I endured so much. I accepted Christ’s freedom for my life only when I stopped talking about terrible things in my life, and when I chose to move beyond my past. I chose life. I chose freedom. That’s when I really learned to celebrate each season every day. My perspective in life has changed. The joy was mine. You can be you today.
Jennifer Magio is a life of the three moms, the wife of Jeff, and the founder of the national non -profit organization. She is the author of four books, including churches and single mothers. She was selected as one of the top 10 most influential tops in the United States by Dr. John Maxwell in 2017 and 2015, hundreds, including Family Talk Radio with New York Times, Dr. James Dobson, Joni, and friends. Appeared in the media venue. And many others.
