Sensible- living in peace today

Merry Christmas! 
     Is December an enjoyable month for you or stressful?  If it is fun, perhaps you could share with us what it is that you enjoy and how you keep it from being stressful.  If it is stressful perhaps this is a year that you/we could begin to learn how to keep Jesus Christ forefront and our plans in the background so that we can have peace in our lives.
    Do we realize the Lord is always there with us, desiring that we would be in communion with Him?  "You will keep in perfect peace Him whose mind is steadfast, because He trusts in You."  Isaiah 26:3  Do we keep our minds steadfast (fast in place, firmly established, unchanging, unfickle or wavering) on the Lord, knowing He is there?  Do we realize that is where true peace can be found?  Are we choosing what He would have us to do each day, or have we made a list of things to do that cause us to forget the LORD and run our own way, which ends in total exhaustion and stress?
    Let's take a moment to steadfastly turn our mind to the LORD in prayer for today, where we will find His peace. "the peace that transcends all understanding."
  "Father, I come before you, you are the God of peace and you desire my communion with You, that my heart and mind would be fixed on You. I admit that I have been running helter skelter, being fickle in many ways and not trusting You.  Would you help me to set my mind on You, to seek You and Your will in my day? When you send reminders to me that you are there and that it is in You I find peace of mind, help me to heed the reminders.  I desire to live for you today, rejoicing in your love and basking in your peace.  In the powerful name of Jesus I pray.  Amen.