The Son's Birthday

We are about ready to celebrate  Jesus 

birthday on Wednesday.  Those who

believe in him have a great purpose 

as well. 

We were created in the image of  God

and do the purpose  he gave each of 

us to do. We are unique  people so

our purpose  is  different  than others.

We may have similar  gifts  and talents 

however the way we use them is different. 

This can come down to our personality 

and character.  I  use my humor often

to put my gifts to work. I have other 

ways as well.  There are those maybe

surprised what I  say at times however 

I  am to as well.  

I just want each of ours purpose  to 

increase in 2025. I  believe each grew

in 2024 however another step to take.

May today be used to bring out your

purpose  others can identify  and be

blessed.

About Family

Whether you  celebrate  Christmas or

not this is the season  family often

gets together

I am blessed to have a good family. 

The only downfall and it is big in

some regard is the distance.

I live on the west coast  of United States

while my sister is in eastern Canada 

and my brothern is  in eastern  United 

States.

As you can imagine  we don't  see each

other very often. This year for Christmas 

holiday I decided to visit my sister and 

family. So far for the first few days it 

has been only my sister. This next week 

I will see her two sons along with new

new members including a partner, my

grandnephew and her parents.

I am blessed to have a good  family

though not perfect but better than

some. I  figure 2025 will be  a good

year to have a purpose  to improve 

families. This is especially  true for

those that are  is misfunction to be

kind that is.

Our lives are to short to keep things

bottled up. Take care of the areas

that are not going well and improve 

the situation  as best as we can.

At this point I wish you all a Merry 

Christmas and a happy new year

whether you celebrate either one

or not. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Knowing The Son

With Christmas almost here

tge purpose of Jesus Christ

was to die for our sins and

give us salvation. This is the

ultimate of our purpose to

follow his example.

Jesus said he did what the his

father told him to do. We need

to seek the Spirit of God and

do the same. 

We are commanded to love our

neighbor and that is a good spot

to start. Our gifts and talents

are to help others. This is our

purpose.

If you are a musician as an example

your talent in that area for others to

enjoy you. In the old testament for

example David before becoming King

he played and helped King Saul when

playing the harp to calm down. I am 

sure there are people today who can

use a David in their lives.

My talent is to encourage you and

others to go after your purpose along

with enjoying a happy life.

May this holiday bring you much joy

and may 2025 be even better than

you have known.  ♥♥♥♥

Frustration Does Happen

It is frustrating when traveling

especially when comes to the 

schedule.

I am sure anyone who does it

regularly is accustomed to it.

I prefer not to have the frustration

however that is life at the same

time. At least I was able to make 

my destination to Ottawa Ontario 

Canada.

Despite frustration is important 

to keep our heads going in the 

fight direction. I think is important

to give our opinions at times too.

If you are traveling this time

of the year expect. errors at 

times too. Others enjoy when 

we have cool heads too.

♥♥♥♥

Good Time To Shout

This  is  a good time of the year to

rejoice and have joy so let's  shout.

I  will  be on my trip to visit my

sister and meet her grandson

Findlay.  I figured the only way

to see my sister  again and meet

this young man was to visit.

I am sure this Christmas holiday 

will be one to remember.  I do

remember  about meeting his

father as a baby  and his Uncle

as well.  Going Christmas shopping 

with these two were fun.

I get to meet Findlay  mother and

her parents for the first time. We 

will have Christmas dinner at her

parents home.  I have met Rae

his mother on zoom meetings

even before he was born.  There

is nothing like in person  though.

The travel  is almost 12 hours 

with a couple layovers. The first

one is longer while the second

is just a little  over an hour.

May your holiday be good and

the memories last. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

2024 Coming to a Close

In January I thought the month

was going so slow. I suppose 

each month goes faster than

the month before. Now we 

are moving to 2025. Maybe

the same thing will happen.

We should do some planning 

for next year depending on 

what we want to do with our

purpose.

There are somethings I want

to be involved in so see about

it all. The disciple group I am

involved in began in October 

however the work will happen

to begin with in January. It will

be interesting to see how each

group will increase and the

start of others. We plan for

each group not be large so

means to have a lot of groups.

We will be in contact online

through texting most of the

time. There will be videos to

watch on our own time. We 

will meet in person once a 

week or so. I will let you know

how it goes so if you desire to

disciple groups or mentoring

groups. Gathering with others

with similar purpose and giftings

be good too. 

May your holiday be good before

the new year begins.  ♥♥♥♥

Holiday Cheer

I want to give everyone  some 

holiday cheer. Be sure to  pass

it on.

I will be traveling  this week  to 

Ottawa Ontario  the capital of

Canada so I  will  show some 

photos here as well  as  my 

travel blog  

herbslookattravel.blogspot.com

I look forward  to  meeting others

on my flights as well as when I 

am there.

I get to meet a greatnephew

and other grandparents for

the first time.  Be spending 

Christmas  with them. 

Have a great Christmas and

holiday season too.  ❤️❤️❤️❤️

The Battle

It might seem different however

we can enjoy the battle. In fact

we may have peace in the battle.

Life is a battle and we must accept

that it is true. As we head into a

new year we must say what must

I do in the battle.

Though it doesn't look like it

at time we can have victory

in the midst of the battle. The

more we battle the more we 

understand our part. It doesn't

mean we won't fail at times. 

♥♥♥♥

Let Joy Ring

We often need to feel joy

and let ring high in our

hearts.

We can be overcome with

sadness and depression

otherwise. Some depression

is medical however not all

of it. Depression can happen

for circumstances that make

it so.

This really where other people

in our lives can really help ud.

This is an important part of our

purpose to help others get over

depression.  

Each person does express 

depression at times since

we are human after all. The

key is to know whether it is

a medical condition or not.

Prayer can be a way to 

overcome depression as well. 

Speaking out to God and ask 

for help.mWe don't always 

understand why so speaking 

to God is.good.

Realizing that depression is 

for a season or a period of 

time. In our minds we can 

meditate nas well and have 

things change for the better. 

A friend or someone we know 

has gone through  depression 

will help as well.  Have a smile 

on our face can be help too. 

This is the time of the year 

where we can feel alone. We 

must find a remedy for it. 

Amen!  ♥♥♥♥

Feeling Good About Ourselves

It is right when we feel good

about ourselves. The world

is a  better place.

Our purpose may put us in a

position where difficult situations

will make us feel different.

We are in a battle which means

the enemy will feel like they

have the upperhand when they

don't. We must have the faith

in the end we will be alright.

Those we deal with can feel

like we can't help them either.

In many cases being there is

half of the battle. Things might

not come out the way we think

it will however without us no

hope will happen. 

We are at service and pain is

involved sometimes and the story

won't come out right but we do

have to continue there is always

someone to help. ♥♥♥♥

Giving Hope

Now we are in  the  holiday  season 

it is important  to give other's hope.

It doesn't  matter  whether you  know

them or it is the first you have met.

You can do this whether at the 

place you have spent  time regularly 

or somewhere else.

It is important  since this time of

the year some people  are lonely 

or they have had someone they

lost recently in their life.

One of the instructors at the gym

I  go to lost her father  recently so

she is going through the grieving 

process. I  let her  know this week 

that the grieving can go for a while. 

We all deal with it differently. 

She has a sister who will be visiting 

during  the  holiday season. It has to

be tough for her as well  since earlier 

in the year she lost her husband.  So

good to  be together  even if the grieving 

is different  for each of them. 

I told the instructor  about the  loss of

my father though long ago. It is good 

to be personal  if the  other person is

open to it.

This is only  one  example of what

someone  is going through. Be there

for anyone. It can give you hope and

healing to.   ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Be Careful Out There

Whether it is our life purpose

or life in general it is important

for us to be careful out there.

The enemy called Satan hates

and wants to kill us. In fact he

would love us not have the

salvation that God has given

us the opportunity to have.

Satan knows that we live using

the tools God has given us it

will be hard for him to stop us.

This doesn't mean everyday he

doesn't stop trying. We have no

idea how many days we have

left in this life however we must

take the best use of it. ♥♥♥♥

Doing Good

Our purpose should include

doing good for others.

Many religions feel salvation 

comes from doing good. This

is not true. We can not earn 

salvation by doing good. We 

do good because of salvation 

from Jesus Christ.

Doing good is not in our nature

no matter how hard we try. We 

were meant to do good when we

were created however sin has

entered us the day we were born.

Yes children look innocent but

we are still this way.

In Jesus Christ we become good.

This is where he are told we must

be born again. Being born again

is not in us except having a spiritual

reborn. It doesn't mean we will be

perfect in this life it happens in the

one that comes.

Your purpose includes doing good

the very best you can. ♥♥♥♥