Front of fabric postcard made by me.
****************************************************************************************************************************This This is how I feel about Christmas. I wish we could take it back to a time when it meant something besides spending. I remember when Christmas was about family and food and a lopsided cedar tree with handmade ornaments and not enough lights. You didn't used to have to mortgage the house to pay for Christmas; that's the way I'd like it to be again.
The stores have had Christmas merchandise in them for weeks now. That's not normal. Last year, someone in our neighborhood had their tree up BEFORE Thanksgiving. By the end of October, I'll be wishing it was all over.
And pretty soon the controversy will begin about whether or not we can say "Merry Christmas," or do we have to say "Happy Holidays." And somebody will get sued for erecting a manger scene. Taking Jesus out of Christmas is like taking the turkey out of Thanksgiving, or fireworks out of the 4th of July, or love out of Valentines Day. Jesus is what it's all about, and if we can't have that, then forget Christmas.
But there's still something in me that loves Christmas--the lights and carols, the candlelit church service on Christmas Eve, watching "A Christmas Story" and "It's a Wonderful Life" on tv, sitting on the sofa and watching the lights on the Christmas tree twinkle. (Not shopping, though; I hate the shopping.) So let me be the first, besides Wal-Mart, to wish you a Merry Christmas.
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On 09/08/2007, Julia said ...
I concur exactly with your feelings on Christmas!! Without out Jesus there is NO Christmas!!!!!!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS, to you too!
On 09/08/2007, JoAnna said ...
Christmas doesn't have to be about the commercialism. It isn't that way for our family. We stopped buying lots of gifts ages ago and do more for charities now.
The Center for a New American Dream has a lot of amazing tips for helping simplify the holidays. You don't have to fall into the quagmire just because the stores do. Hope this helps:
http://www.newdream.org/holiday/index.php
On 09/08/2007, Sister Cage said ...
If I were The Universal Arts Council, I would give you the Rembrandt Award and officially designate you a Fine Artist for those fabric postcards, especially this Santa one.
I agree with everything you said about Christmas. Think I'm going to go minimalist this year on decorating.
On 09/08/2007, Pam said ...
I certainly agree with you about Christmas. I really hate the Christmas shopping the most. We have really scaled back since all the kids have moved out. Now the best part of Christmas is Christmas Eve - where we sit back and open the bottle of Port and eat the Rogers Chocolates.
I like the new layout and colours of your blog. Very autumn :))
On 09/08/2007, Sherri said ...
Ditto on your ideas on Christmas. Let me be one of the first to wish you a blessed Merry CHRISTmas!
On 09/09/2007, mom2fur said ...
I couldn't believe it when I walked into the garden center of K-Mart, thinking there would be some nice end-of-season discounts, and it was full of Christmas stuff!
There oughta be a law against it!
Every year, there's some danged lawyer or politician griping about a manger scene or a mennorah. Hey, I'm Catholic and I love to see a beautiful mennorah (sorry if I spelled it wrong) lit up! Now they have to put a sign next to it that says 'erected by such-and-such place of worship.'
I'll ask the question a hundred times...who exactly is complaining about this? Nobody I know!
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