What is Christmas?

Jodi Lee singing a Christmas Compilation

 

"What is Christmas?

 

Faith and hope and love are the wellsprings of Christmas celebrations. These are gifts without price, the ornaments incapable of imitation, discovered only within oneself. They are not always easy to come by, but they are in unlimited supply.

 

This Christmas mend a quarrel. Seek out a forgotten friend. Dismiss Suspicion, and replace it with trust. Write a love letter. Share some treasure. Give a soft answer. Encourage youth. Manifest your loyalty in word and deed. Keep a promise. Listen. Apologize if you are wrong. Try to understand. Flout envy. Examine your demands on others. Think first of someone else. Appreciate. Be kind. Be gentle. Laugh a little. laugh a little more. Deserve confidence. Take up arms against malice. Express your gratitude. Go to church. Welcome a stranger. Gladden the heart of a child. Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of this earth. These are inklings of a vast category....a mere scathing of the surface.

 

They are simple things. You have heard them all before, but their influence has never been measured."

 

 

Merry Christmas Friends!

Love, Jodi lee

The Voice of a Child

 

With everything going on in the world right now it easy to get discouraged. Music can heal broken hearts. I have experienced it time and time again. My little girl has an incredible passion for music. When she was just 4 years old, she told me that "Music moves her soul." In Kindergarten she was given the award for "Future Broadway Star" I had no idea she was singing to all the kids in her class.  I must say I didn't really take her love of music that serious. I thought she was like every other young girl wanting to be the next Taylor Swift. I also thought that because she has been to many of my shows she was just reenacting what she saw. I think its really important that as a Mother I encourage my children to find their own path. It just so happens that music is her path too. It wasn't until I received an email from her first grade Teacher telling me she (My Daughter) was spending most of her recess time writing and singing songs to the kids. It was then that I realized this was her "Thing." Every time she performs and Sings she lights up. It brings a smile to my face.

 

 You can watch her performing Jingle Bell Rock

HERE 

I am A child of God

Yesterday I sang at a single adult Ward in Provo, Utah. Of all the songs I could have been asked to sing, I was asked to sing "I am a Child of God." It was a tender Mercy and just what I needed.

This is a picture of me and my Big sister, Shauri. She just passed away a couple weeks ago. She was Heavenly Fathers before she was ours. She is back home with him and I know he is taking good care of her.

 

 

I am a child of God,

And he has sent me here,

Has given me an earthly home

With parents kind and dear.

Lead me, guide me, walk beside me,

Help me find the way.

Teach me all that I must do

To live with him someday.

I am a child of God,

And so my needs are great;

Help me to understand his words

Before it grows to late.

Lead me, guide me, walk beside me,

Help me find the way.

Teach me all that I must do

To live with him someday.

I am a child of God.

Rich blessings are in store;

If I but learn to do his will

I'll live with him once more.

Lead me, guide me, walk beside me,

Help me find the way.

Teach me all that I must do

To live with him someday.

I am a child of God.

His promises are sure;

Celestial glory shall be mine

If I can but endure.

Lead me, guide me, walk beside me,

Help me find the way.

Teach me all that I must do

To live with him someday.

 

As I sang each word my heart grew more tender. I realized that no matter who we are, our background, our circumstances in life. WE are  spirit children of our Heavenly Father and he will always lead and guide us along through this life and the next. As simple as this is it's the truth and in the craziness of life we forget it. I find so much strength and comfort in knowing this. A few years ago I wrote a blog post concerning my Children and my hopes for them. you can read about it HERE. Heavenly Fathers loves each of us and wants us all to be happy. We just have to ask..........