Christmas needs to be Merry.

December 7, 2009
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Christmas needs to be Merry.

I think I will be attending church this Christmas Eve. It’s time for me and the guy up stairs to have a little talk.

I had been debating if I wanted to write this blog or not. It dives into a bit more personal than I normally like to reveal, but still hesitant to reveal much if any at all.

2009 was a B#@$%, undoubtedly one of the worst years of my life (and for my family). Plain and simple. Last October I was laid off from my job, where I was in the Mortgage division as a programmer. Not fun. For the next 12 months I was in and out of contract jobs, as with the rest of the economy, full time jobs were hard to fine, especially in my area and level of expertise. It ended up coming out to be 8 out of the 12 months were spent unemployed.

Times got rough for my family, and all I could think about was keeping the lives of my wife and daughters as normal as possible, while we weathered the storm. My family is everything to me. Getting past the dark clouds wasn’t easy, and I pray its something we never have to see again. I wish that type of hardship on no one, and sadly, as bad as our situation was, we aren’t the worst of all stories out there.

I was listening to Christmas music tonight, as like others, Christmas tends to be one of my favorite parts of the year. However, when I think of Christmas, my first initial thought is church, and getting to see my daughter’s eyes light up on Christmas morning. There is no better feeling. This year though has taught me a bit more, and kind of shifted my vision even more so into another direction. As we had been through our hard times, seeing people still in very difficult times through the news and blogs, hurts. Especially for the countless number of children on the streets, homeless, and may not have a very Merry season this year. This photo design says it all.

I recently returned to full time work in early October for JibJab Media, and it has been great so far, and we are out of the storm now thankfully. I am thankful for a job that keeps me employed, and gives me the potential to help others in the future, as well as appreciating my daughter when she endorses them. However, I do feel the need to help out this holiday season with those less fortunate, and I will.

This past year, again, has been nothing short of Hell. Again, thankfully we were able to survive, and we did it by a few family members that stepped up to help us out from time to time. We appreciate it, and if anyone knows the way Piseth and I operate, we try to do our best for others as well.

I think that’s about all I have to say to you, I will leave the rest for my conversation with the Big Man upstairs during ‘Oh Come All Ye Faithful’.

Prayers to those who are struggling.

Here is one of the many videos from InvisiblePeople.tv, very heartbreaking to know how other’s are spending this cold season: