When Christmas rolls around each year not everyone is happy. It can be a time of high anxiety, sadness, and depression. I know because this is what this season of the year was like for me for many years.

It would be easy to allow myself to slip back into that state of mind. However, over the years I've chosen to ask the Lord to fill me with His Spirit of LOVE. I also ask for His strength to do whatever I need to do with a good attitude. Not everything we do is really necessary. For me, I know I need to keep positive memories in my mind.

Psalm 90:14 is a favorite of mine. "Fill us each morning with your constant LOVE, so that we may sing and be glad all of our lives."

Today's quote, "Let the Spirit of LOVE fill our hearts and homes in this Christmas season. As LOVE fills our hearts help us to show LOVE to those around us."

When we get ourselves off of our minds we can show His LOVE to others and we are happy.

My hope and prayer is that we will ask the Lord to fill us with His Spirit of LOVE. As His LOVE flows in us we can choose to reach out to others and show LOVE to those around us.

About the author: Kay is the mother of three children and grandmother of two. Her oldest son Todd was killed instantly in a car accident when he was 16. It was shortly after Todd's death that she entered into a personal relationship with God. From that day on her life has taken a radical change for the better.

Follow her blogs, Let the SON Shine! and Insights 4 Living.