I am usually a glass half full kind of person. I find joy in the little things. It doesn’t take much to make me laugh. I delight in the ordinary. So, it took me by surprise when I didn't have an answer to my husband's question: What are you looking forward to today?

What if, this year, we take some extended time to focus on receiving before we put our time, energy, and focus into giving? We’ve already been given a gift hand-crafted for each one of us, and it's because of God's love for his kids - for us - that we’ve already been given this amazing gift.

Loving ourselves and others well requires that we not only care for our physical health but also our mental and emotional health.