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How can we bless others this Christmas?

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This holiday season has been a bit surreal to me, in general. I feel like we got back from our honeymoon, and all of a sudden it was Christmas. I put up some decor on the mantle, but we don't have a tree. No wrapped presents laying around (seeing as how we decided not to get each other anything.) The only presents in the house are the ones I'm wrapping for family members. I am the official gift-wrapper of the family! I LOVE wrapping gifts! Probably b/c I'm a bit of a perfectionist and I get this completely satisfied feeling when the paper fits the gift just right. That's why I have a slight collection of boxes. Kids' toys are a NIGHTMARE to wrap, so everything gets a box so it's symmetrical! I digress... So, it still doesn't feel like Christmas to me. I realize we're a couple days away, but mostly I'm just excited to have a break from work...again... But, in the midst of all the craziness of my brother, Billy's, life, h...