tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788507259066608456.post2448226827711409998..comments2023-10-08T06:25:38.599-05:00Comments on Awaken: Christmas... Without all the CrapJC Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17594515136417003380noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788507259066608456.post-63608608181974381892008-12-03T20:19:00.000-06:002008-12-03T20:19:00.000-06:00JC - Thank you for your insightful reminder. .Joh...JC - Thank you for your insightful reminder. .John & I said that we were not going to get caught up in all the "Got-to-have-it/give-it" business...and low and behold - where do I find myself on Black Friday - at a department store at the crack of dawn - buying things to check people off my list.<BR/><BR/>I read your blog and realized that I got sucked into all the madness slyly vailed as the "Christmas Season".<BR/> <BR/>Thank you for reminding me what we need to value this season. - AngelBLESSED ANGELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13588699995317921136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788507259066608456.post-70176076770440836812008-12-03T12:12:00.000-06:002008-12-03T12:12:00.000-06:00I'm totally up for the challenge. I'm not crazy a...I'm totally up for the challenge. I'm not crazy about Christmas either b/c of what it's become...stuff, stuff, stuff. Where's the baby Jesus? on the mantel? that's not good enough!<BR/><BR/>To combat this in our house, we read some special Christmas stories every year and then we write our own story in a Christmas journal that we use every year. Those are the funnest stories to read--about how special our family is!<BR/><BR/>But if you've never read <I> The Best Christmas Pageant Ever</I>, you should this year. It's LOL funny and makes you see the Christmas story in a whole new way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788507259066608456.post-42339352900510253182008-12-03T11:02:00.000-06:002008-12-03T11:02:00.000-06:00I am totally there with you. As a child I remembe...I am totally there with you. As a child I remember loving Christmas. Ond't get me wrong, I liked the presents, but I what I remember loving about Christmas was Christmas Eve. My family would go to church and sing beautiful Christmas hymns by candel light. We would go home sit together in the living room with just the Christmas lights on. My sister and I would sing and then my dad would read the Christmas story. We would pray together and then just talk. We talked openly together as a family about the past year, the coming year, what was on our hearts, and so on. To me, Christmas Eve (without the gifts) felt more like what Christmas is suppose to be then the actual day itself. My husband and I have carried this into our own family and our daughter recently told me that Christmas Eve is her favorite part about Christmas. I hope that we can make Christmas Eve a way of life. Praises to Jesus, Reading His Word, Time with the Family, and openness and honesty with each other.Candicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951113611144570572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788507259066608456.post-37722970795325139642008-12-03T09:49:00.000-06:002008-12-03T09:49:00.000-06:00I am TOTALLY up for the challenge. I'm sure the ce...I am TOTALLY up for the challenge. I'm sure the celebration of Christ's birth should have absolutely nothing to do with "Holiday Sales" so we don't offend any atheists and security guards being trampled to death by people spending tons of money on stuff they probably don't need. <BR/><BR/>Morbid...I know. But look how far Christmas has fallen away from the words to the song "Silent Night".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788507259066608456.post-36261969733189357212008-12-03T08:42:00.000-06:002008-12-03T08:42:00.000-06:00Brannon obviously found a copy of the movie he's b...Brannon obviously found a copy of the movie he's been looking for.JC Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594515136417003380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-788507259066608456.post-13359112547224801132008-12-03T08:26:00.000-06:002008-12-03T08:26:00.000-06:00God bless the Sweet Little 8 lbs. 6 oz. Baby Jesus...God bless the Sweet Little 8 lbs. 6 oz. Baby Jesus, new born in His manger, not even spoken a word yet. Nothing says Christmas like that... except maybe an elf who pulls monster teeth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com