Is your heart full of Christmas this season?

This is the thought that I have pondered this season, is my heart full of Christmas? I have to say it is, I really have felt a burden to help others in need, it stemmed partly from reading an article and partly because I am a giver by nature. I have read that the state of Oregon has the highest concentration of children that are going without food. In this country, that seems ridiculous to me, and for a mere amount of money, this program can feed these children. I also like to donate to the local food pantry here, I do so several times a year. I am not saying this as a means for getting praise from others, or tooting my own horn, I am saying it because I see the need is great, and how can I not help in some way?
I feel like this is part of having Christmas in my heart, and I mean Jesus is the reason for the season.
So, I hope this finds you all having Christmas in your hearts this season and beyond.
Now, I should just be smacked or something, I really don't know what to make of myself sometimes! LOL!
I have had the HARDEST time with this cupboard~ WHY? I do NOT know! This is my reality here girls, I get so FLUSTERED with me~ I have this stuff~ I would like to display some of it, and I cannot seem to get it together. I am trying to thin things out, not always easy, and then I have found a few other things, it's like put me out to pasture! 
How could I leave these things behind? I have found pictures lately, and I just need to find a spot to hang them or display them. I LOVE folk art and imagine my face when I saw this Carol Endres piece!
Now, I HAVE gotten my shelf done, now John just has to hang it, and he will this weekend, also I figured out how to solve my dilemma in the bathroom with my towel rack issue, even my honey was like that is a GOOD one!
I have gotten the tree out~ I placed a lathe star I have on the top, not sure if I am loving it or not, I will leave it and see if it grows on me.
I will try and get a few more things out, but I can't get all crazy because work is just too demanding right now, and I would like to have some fun, like baking with Brandon.
You may be wondering why I put a picture of the checked loveseat~ well, I had a thought~ I am saying~ sometimes it's scary to be in my brain, even I can't keep up!
I am PETRIFIED about trying to re-do this thing, I WANT to, but I can't afford to go out and keep finding fabric over and over, so I was thinking, if I just cleaned this really well, and really truly just made do~ I won't go into details, but I was thinking about "patching" some of the threadbare spots. It's a solid piece, I just can't get anyone to commit to helping me. Maybe SOMEDAY I can own something I don't have to re-do or fix up all the time, but for now, I was thinking this IS doable. Do you all think I am a total nut job yet?
We are trying to find someone to do our stairs, not an easy task, seems no one likes doing them! Not sure about this, but I am a painting fool, I have painted several frames lately for my family wall of pictures.
I am determined to get this done, I am tired of having so many unfinished projects! MARY from Gettysburgh~ don't come up with anymore things for me to want to try! LOL! I DID find a HUGE candle for my molds though~ so I am slowly getting more candles!
For those of you that are wondering why I have a beer bottler on my shelf, those were my Grandfathers. He used to make his own beer, and it's one of the things I inherited, so I display them there.
I also have to get started on the bathroom next, gotta get those walls sanded down! I just noticed after all this time, we didn't have a shower head or a fixture in there! LOL! So, I have started to price compare for this, and get an idea of what I want to do.
I am faithfully taking my Focus Factor, and also my daily vitamin, I have noticed a BIT more energy, but I sure wish it was like when I was in my early thirties!
I have to find the tote that has the boys' stockings in it. Brandon is very concerned about this! He knows there is not a Santa, but he loves Christmas.
Tomorrow he and his dad are going to help our dear friends that moved~ recall me talking about Brandons' best buddy? Well, their home is finished, so now comes the move! I will be working,  but they plan on helping starting at noon.
I am still battling my cold off and on, it seems to linger, but it's getting there.
I hope that everyone is having a great week~ and now the weekend. My days tend to all run together.
One of our traditions is to watch the movie A Christmas Story! It's one of my all time favorites, so we will be dusting it off soon!
God bless!