“And you ask me what I want this year And I try to make this kind and clear Just a chance that maybe we’ll find better days Cause I don’t want boxes wrapped in strings And desire and love and empty things Just a chance that maybe we’ll find better days” -Goo Goo Dolls, “Better Days” For the first time in my life, preparations for Christmas did not begin with Thanksgiving, stressing about decorating or baking cookies, studying for finals without sleep, running around trying to buy presents for friends and families and worrying about the ridiculous and unnecessary amount of money that is spent on Christmas each year. Rather, I prepared for Christmas through daily Mass with the Center’s families, prayer and reflection with my community, lesson planning, working, fill
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