Christmas 2009

Year after year we anticipate the change of season’s and welcome each holiday with joy and anticipation.  Several holidays’ stand out each year as national events giving everyone a much needed break.  There’s one holiday that stands out above them all.  Christian’s around the world come together to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus.  It’s Christmas time!  It’s about the time I write this Christmas letter I swing into full Christmas spirit and cheer.

Christmas allows us to reflect on who we are spiritually and realigns our thinking about the true meaning of Christmas.   Christmas reminds us of our faith in Jesus.  His birth gives us hope.  The star of Bethlehem, also known as the Christmas Star, can guide us, just as it did the three wise men.  They traveled east bearing gifts to worship the Christ child, born King of the Jews.  You can follow your Christmas Star and along your journey you can share your gifts.  We all have much to give, especially friendship.

We have much to celebrate.  While life is a never ending journey filled with struggle and pain along the way, we stay committed to our families, our friends, our work and our education.  The people around me and the client’s and companies we’ve developed relationships with have been extraordinary and continue to develop their own successful company cultures.

So in spite of the fact that my truck got dinged, the washing machine broke, my hot tub heater is on the fritz, and I stubbed my toe….MERRY CHRISTMAS!

It’s the holidays!  The perfect time to look past all life’s little hurdles and enjoy this special time with family and friends.  Candy, chocolate, cookies, egg nog, ham… bring it on.  A little snow never hurt neither.

May this holiday season find you looking forward with Christmas in your hearts.

John Russell