Christmas

Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. But the only difference now is that I love Christmas for a different reason. When I was little, I only thought about getting all those gifts that were sitting under the tree. Christmas didn't mean much to me other than the fact that it was a day I looked forward to because I would get the coolest toys. These past few years have been different for me, though. This might be a little bit of a cliche, but I've been trying to keep in the mind the reason for why we celebrate this holiday. The world only celebrates this as a day to give and get presents for each other. There's no deeper meaning to Christmas. But as Christians, it's important to remember that we're celebrating the fact that Jesus was born as a little baby to be our Savior and Lord. I pray that God will never let me forget the reason for this season.

America

The question that was asked was what we thought about America and our feelings about where this country is now. When I was little, I always thought that the rest of the world was like this country. But then I got a glimpse of what other countries are like when I visited India when I was around 7 or 8. This completely changed my mindset of America, and I have tried to never forget how great of a country America really is.
But the sad truth is that America hasn't lived up to the principles it was founded on. It started out with a strong foundation in God, and I believe that is why this country has become the nation with the greatest amount of freedom for its people. We have gotten away from the morals that made this country great in the first place. America continues to try to ignore and shut God out from our lives, and lots of prayer is going to be needed for our great nation.