{"id":781,"date":"2010-12-09T11:53:14","date_gmt":"2010-12-09T11:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/12\/christmas-spirit.html"},"modified":"2010-12-09T11:53:14","modified_gmt":"2010-12-09T11:53:14","slug":"christmas-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/12\/christmas-spirit.html","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have to admit that I have totally gotten the Christmas Spirit. All I want to do is play Christmas songs on my devices. I want to sing carols. I am baking holiday treats (low fat and low sugar) of course. <\/p>\n<p>My wife and I snagged a Christmas tree. She decorated it and saves the angel for me to place in top. She read my blog the other day about Christmas family remnant traumas and dramas. I know she loves to decorate so that&#8217;s her gift from me. <\/p>\n<p>My lovely wife and I are sending old-fashioned cards (yes, snail mail). I miss those who aren&#8217;t here to receive them this year. <\/p>\n<p>Most of all, I&#8217;m celebrating Jesus Christ. <\/p>\n<p>And our movie, &#8220;Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer&#8221; is getting a sneak release on Comcast and Fios Video-On Demand in their SNAGFILMS collection starting next week for 3 months. (Pardon my plug, but I so want you to see it. The story of the ancients on a desert pilgrimage to find God,)<\/p>\n<p>May I admit I love Christmas and Christmas songs so much, I listen to them and celebrate all year long!<\/p>\n<p>Merry Christ-Mass!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have to admit that I have totally gotten the Christmas Spirit. All I want to do is play Christmas songs on my devices. I want to sing carols. I am baking holiday treats (low fat and low sugar) of course. 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