{"quotes":[{"text":"When you give a gift at Christmas and see the smile of the people you love reflected in their faces, that's magical. It is not about spending a lot of money or buy a gift that is functional, it's just a way to say I love you. Christmas is a symbol of union and joy, Christmas is forgetting self and finding time for others.","author":"Betty Poluk","tags":["christmas","christmas","christmas-spirit","christmastime"],"id":6149,"author_id":"Betty+Poluk"},{"text":"Twas the night before Christmas And the moon was sitting high The kids were in bed,  Kissed and snuggled in tight The gifts were all wrapped There was love in the air It only came once  So it was handled with careThe curtains were drawn The cookies were bit It was time to blow out All those candles we’d litThe kids would soon wake With laughter in their hearts We had a big day ahead And early it would startLaughter’s and squeals  Jumps on the bed  Screaming, “Get up”! “Get up!” as they fledWrappings and ribbons  Thrown everywhere“Oh, I love you Mom and Dad!”Neither did spareFamily arrives, Carolers sing Stories were told  Of childhood memories This was true loveTrue love was in the air And it only came once  So it was handled with careNow the gifts have been opened And the food is all gone The songs were all sung And the guests have gone homeIt was time to get back  To life’s normal things It was time to put away  All that the holidays bringYou'll go to your office She'll go to her room He'll reach for his game I guess I'll grab the broom Christmas had come  And Christmas had went It only comes once a year But it is time well spent.","author":"N'Zuri Za Austin","tags":["christmas","christmas-gifts","christmas-love","christmas-spirit","family","holiday-gifts","holiday-greetings","holiday-season","holidays","love","time"],"id":7327,"author_id":"N%27Zuri+Za+Austin"},{"text":"Christmas, so joyfully celebrated within our hearts and within the hearts of countless others.","author":"Eleesha","tags":["affirmations","channeling","christmas","christmas","christmas-spirit","empowerment","inspirational","motivational","quotes","soul"],"id":7956,"author_id":"Eleesha"},{"text":"Never allow yourself to become despondent or weary, as you venture along life’s chosen path.","author":"Eleesha","tags":["affirmations","channeling","christmas","christmas","christmas-spirit","empowerment","inspirational","motivational","quotes","soul"],"id":10428,"author_id":"Eleesha"},{"text":"The spirit of Christmas is found when we lift the load of others.","author":"Toni Sorenson","tags":["christ","christmas","christmas-spirit","holidays"],"id":13675,"author_id":"Toni+Sorenson"},{"text":"Christmas is such a time of struggle anyway, crammed with busy and hurry and the expectation that you will be joyful, no matter what. Then, if you’re like me, when you just sit quietly, just be, and let yourself feel what you feel, the guilt creeps in. Because you’re alive and the world is big, and you should be feeling some freakin’ Christmas spirit.","author":"Anna White","tags":["bereavement","christmas","christmas-humor","christmas-spirit","guilt","holidays","loss","memoir","shame","struggle"],"id":17383,"author_id":"Anna+White"},{"text":"The Christmas spirit is simply an honest spirit of love for all humanity. It is the force that moves us to give what we can, to help as we are able, and to always be of kind comfort.","author":"Richelle E. Goodrich","tags":["christmas","christmas","christmas-spirit","comfort","kindness","love","loving-others","richelle","richelle-e-goodrich","richelle-goodrich"],"id":17674,"author_id":"Richelle+E.+Goodrich"},{"text":"Dear God,Let the anointing and the power of the Holy Spirit be mighty upon me, so I can who you want me to be.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["answered-prayers","answers-to-prayers","belief","believe-and-achieve","believe-in-god","christian","christian-living","christianity","christmas","christmas-spirit","faith-in-god","faith","faith-strength","inspired-life","inspired","prayer","prayerful","prayerful-habits","prayers-answered","praying-life","praying-mind","wisdom"],"id":20992,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"As we celebrate the evolution of the life of one so special, we embrace the meaning of life, itself.","author":"Eleesha","tags":["affirmations","channeling","christmas","christmas","christmas-spirit","empowerment","inspirational","motivational","quotes","soul"],"id":28513,"author_id":"Eleesha"},{"text":"If you want to feel the truest spirit of Christmas, go out and find someone sadder than you, lonelier than you, poorer than you … and give what you can in a smile, in time, in compassion. The best Christmases always require the gift of self.","author":"Toni Sorenson","tags":["christ","christmas","christmas-spirit","holidays"],"id":30195,"author_id":"Toni+Sorenson"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":94,"pages":10,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}