Thursday, December 11, 2008
In this month of December, weekly encouragement becomes daily encouragement.
During the Christmas season we have so many good things our boys and girls have written we will share them with you every day until we have exhausted them all.
I hope they brighten your day. I hope they light your lives in the darkness of December.
How to Make Our Christmas Season a Positive One
We asked our little children in Wegner School what positive things they could do to make the season a positive one. We also asked them to list negative behaviors that they will try and stay away from and how they will do this in the Christmas Season to make Christmas happy. We share some of their thoughts with you.
This Christmas I will do the following positive things:
1. This Christmas, I promise to respect my mom and her decisions.
2. This Christmas, I promise to be nice to my sister, even when she puts me down. That will be hard.
3. I promise to stay sober while I am at home, even when everyone else is drinking.
4. I promise to pray more in this Season because I know it will help me.
5. I promise to try and make my little brothers and sisters happy.
6. I promise to be respectful and thankful for the gifts I receive...whether they are big or little.
7. I promise this Christmas Season that I will listen to my mom and dad so that we have a happy Christmas. I promise to follow my auntie’s instructions and feedback and even volunteer for things around the house.
8. I promise I will get all my homework done and will not make excuses. I will have pleasant facials.
9. I promise to remember the real reason that we celebrate Christmas.
10. I promise to build healthy relationships with my family.
Behaviors that I will try to stay away from during the Christmas Season:
1. I will let my step mom yell at me without yelling back.
2. I will not throw snowballs at cops.
3. I will not go into the streets and gang bang. I will stay away from my former gang formers.
4. This Christmas, I will try not to shoplift from stores as we used to do.
5. I will try not to throw my little brother, Harley, in the snow.
6. I promise not to talk to my mom rudely.
7. I promise not to be a lazy bum who sits at home and does nothing but eat. I will clean the house and work on projects.
8. I promise not to be gloomy. When I am gloomy, I will think of Jesus of Bethlehem and try to be happy.
During the Christmas season we have so many good things our boys and girls have written we will share them with you every day until we have exhausted them all.
I hope they brighten your day. I hope they light your lives in the darkness of December.
How to Make Our Christmas Season a Positive One
We asked our little children in Wegner School what positive things they could do to make the season a positive one. We also asked them to list negative behaviors that they will try and stay away from and how they will do this in the Christmas Season to make Christmas happy. We share some of their thoughts with you.
This Christmas I will do the following positive things:
1. This Christmas, I promise to respect my mom and her decisions.
2. This Christmas, I promise to be nice to my sister, even when she puts me down. That will be hard.
3. I promise to stay sober while I am at home, even when everyone else is drinking.
4. I promise to pray more in this Season because I know it will help me.
5. I promise to try and make my little brothers and sisters happy.
6. I promise to be respectful and thankful for the gifts I receive...whether they are big or little.
7. I promise this Christmas Season that I will listen to my mom and dad so that we have a happy Christmas. I promise to follow my auntie’s instructions and feedback and even volunteer for things around the house.
8. I promise I will get all my homework done and will not make excuses. I will have pleasant facials.
9. I promise to remember the real reason that we celebrate Christmas.
10. I promise to build healthy relationships with my family.
Behaviors that I will try to stay away from during the Christmas Season:
1. I will let my step mom yell at me without yelling back.
2. I will not throw snowballs at cops.
3. I will not go into the streets and gang bang. I will stay away from my former gang formers.
4. This Christmas, I will try not to shoplift from stores as we used to do.
5. I will try not to throw my little brother, Harley, in the snow.
6. I promise not to talk to my mom rudely.
7. I promise not to be a lazy bum who sits at home and does nothing but eat. I will clean the house and work on projects.
8. I promise not to be gloomy. When I am gloomy, I will think of Jesus of Bethlehem and try to be happy.
posted by Fr. Peter | 2:59 PM
