Good morning on this rainy day after Christmas. As predicted, it looks like we are in for about three or four days of this wet stuff. Julie and Jim have left for home and I pray for safe travels for them and all others that may be hitting the roads of America today.

I have a yard full of squirrels this morning now that Julie and Jim have taken their dog home. Unfortunately for the squirrels, the feeders are mostly empty and they won't get filled until we have a good break in the rain. There is plenty of food for the cardinals that they can get to. I may have to fill the bark butter paste feeders. There is a big ol' red headed woodpecker out there gobbling up the last of it.  But, I'm not going to slop through a soggy yard to fill the sunflower feeders. I never did find the feeder that the critters stole a couple of weeks ago.

So, Christmas 2015 is over. Unfortunately for many people that is a literal statement. People will take down the Christmas trees and the decorations today. I suspect many already have. Those with natural trees will have tossed them to the side of the street for the garbage man to take away. The wrapping paper and boxes that were wrapped with love, --- are in the trash with no more thought being given to them. For weeks ahead of Christmas, Facebook was full of people reminding us to  "remember the reason for the season"; and to "Keep Christ in Christmas."  Today those voices are silent. I just find that an interesting comment on society; although I'm not entirely sure what that comment is. I need to think about that for a while. But --- I'm willing to bet it will eventually end up being part of a Sunday morning sermon before too long.

What I do know is that the poor and hungry  that were able to go to a church or a shelter or some other place for a Christmas meal because they were hungry and had no place to go, --- will be hungry again today and those extra places won't be available. Those people that were homeless yesterday, will still be homeless today. The people in our nursing homes that had no one come visit them over Christmas, won't see any visitors yet again today. After-all Christmas is over. And far too many people boxed up their Christmas spirit with the rest of the decorations, So my plea today to those who read this blog is to never let your Christmas spirit die. Be generous every day. Share God's abundance of blessings that you have been given with those less fortunate than you. Let the joy of Christmas renew itself within your heart every day. Do something for someone else every day. Afterall, God does something new for you everyday. So, one more time I say, Merry Christmas!