Advent Reflection by Kristen Aragona '20

My personal meaning of Christmas has become more and more apparent to me as I continue my journey through Kellenberg. Beginning here in freshman year as a little 9th grader, I thought of Christmas as a time for presents and a nice long break to relax. As I grew, spirituality and mentally, I soon learned that Christmas is more of a time to reflect on my faith and spend time preparing for Jesus with my family. I have learned through our supplies drive for the Little Sisters of the Poor that this is the season for giving rather than always receiving. Christmas is also very much a time for family. It is sometimes hard to spend time together with such busy schedules and my sister at college, but Christmas brings us all together.
This Advent I plan to get closer to God through service. In the past years I used this time more to reflect and pray for thanks, but this year I want to be different. Especially during the Christmas season, many families need extra help. I hope to volunteer and donate a lot more to drives and collections to provide help for these people during the holiday season. Hopefully, I can get my friends involved, and we can all do donations together.