2018 Home for the Holidays

Page 30 2018 Home for the Holidays LINCOLN DAILY NEWS November 21, 2018 O ne way to make your holiday season better is to spread cheer, to get into the spirit of giving is to help those in need. During this season of giving, you can find many ways to help others in need, especially through local charities or churches. One suggestion in the article “20 Ways to Give Back This Christmas” is to “Ask around in your community, work, or church to see if there is a family with a particular need that you might fulfill. Perhaps there’s an elderly woman who just needs help keeping her driveway shoveled this year. Perhaps it’s a family who otherwise won’t have groceries this month. Whether it’s things or service, there is bound to be someone near you who could use some help, and there is bound to be some way you can help them.” Check with a local church or organization to see if there are some families who are in financial straits and unable to provide much for Christmas, then “adopt” the family by providing food, gifts, and other basic needs they may have during the holidays. It can even be done anonymously. Either way, it will likely make an impact. Audrey McClelland in her blog on “25 Ways to Spread Cheer and Give Back During the Holiday Season” says, “During the holidays there’s always requests for coats and gloves and hats.” You can donate these items to a local church, school, or organization such as Community Action to be distributed to those in need. Continued u The beauty and grace of helping someone By Angela Reiners