Christmas can be very hard for many people

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When I was young, I never realized just how difficult Christmas and the holiday season in general could really be for so many people. It truly can be very difficult. I know my very first one after an extremely messy divorce was very hard for my kids and for me--plus, it was all finalized right before Christmas. Add that to losing my sister the day before my divorce was final, and it was the hardest holiday season I have ever lived through. I have 2 neighbors who basically have no one or only very distant family. They struggle at this time of year. There are parents who can't do Christmas for their children, seniors who can't give anything because they don't have anything to give, people who have to work when they want to be with their families. First responders and medical personnel have to work on Christmas many times. If there is a bad storm and the power goes out, the people in charge of fixing us and getting our power restored are out there on holidays, whether they want to be or not. Take just a minute, just a tiny minute...if you know of someone, anyone, who will have no Christmas, no holiday dinner, and are all alone--take that tiny minute and do something for one of those people. Maybe take them a dinner they can heat up on Christmas. Maybe you can have someone over who has no place to go or family to invite--I've done that many times, but this year I cannot due to us trying to keep my son, and myself, from catching any of the tons of things invading my area right now--lots of Covid, RSV, and numerous viruses. Maybe if you can't do food for someone, you can slip a card on their door. A few cookies in a ziploc bag with a greeting. Something. Anything. For years, we had an aunt in a nursing home who had to have help with pretty much everything--she couldn't walk at all, and had trouble with her hands as well, often couldn't even hold her spoon or fork. She never really left the home, but on holidays we drove over an hour to load her and take her home with us, so that she would have a holiday and family time. We sent her back with goodies to share with her friends at the home. She looked forward to it all so much. I'm not trying to come across as a goody-two-shoes or asking you to invite the neighborhood. I'm just saying, if you know someone who will be alone, just try to do something, however small, for them, to let them know they are not invisible, and not forgotten. It truly is the little things that can mean the most. Picture from quotefancy.