Today I woke up and thought to myself, "I don't want to put up a Christmas tree this year." I'm struggling with the "holiday spirit" thing. I know I need to recognize Christmas. My family expects a certain amount of Christmas around our house. Maybe I'm just tired from all the house repairs and work to organize and re-organize the house a tree came into it from hurricane Irene. Maybe I'm just broke because the economy is in the toilet and I've spent all my extra cash on everything the insurance wouldn't pay for. Like all the trees that DIDN'T hit my house, but are laying in my back yard and front yard. Maybe it's because I've found a Bible study group I like and I'm making an effort to do things the way I think Jesus would like them done. You can see, my list of excuses run from completely selfish to altruistic.
I heard about the Shoebox Project being done by Samaritan's Purse. (click the link) I think this looks like a good way to get me into the Christmas spirit. I have to have my box done by November 20th for it to get to my child by Christmas. You may have more time, but I don't know where you are when you are reading this. Check the link, it has drop-off places and times. I want to thank God for waking me up this morning with such a Ebenezer Scrooge-like attitude, bah hum-bug Christmas. I also would like to thank him for reminding me it is much better to give than to receive. I'm going to do three shoeboxes. One from each member of my family. I won't force the others to join me in the making, but I'll ask them if they'd like to participate. Maybe they need help getting in the Christmas spirit, too. I watched this YouTube video on making the boxes.
Just thinking about participating in this project is warming my heart. Maybe I will put up a Christmas tree this year. And, maybe some lights on the outside of the house would look festive. I may have to draw the line at cookie baking. Baking, *sigh*, that is a lot of work...
I've read all the blog complaining about Christmas coming too early and too much commercialism. But, click on the links and watch the video. I'm going to share the love of Christ by giving to a child on Christmas this year. This is the first way I'm going to do Christmas differently this year. Check back with me and see what other ways I find to put Jesus back in my Christmas. Feel free to share any of your Christmas ideas with me. I'd love to hear how your family traditions keep Jesus in Christmas.
Linked with Emily at Imperfect Prose
I heard about the Shoebox Project being done by Samaritan's Purse. (click the link) I think this looks like a good way to get me into the Christmas spirit. I have to have my box done by November 20th for it to get to my child by Christmas. You may have more time, but I don't know where you are when you are reading this. Check the link, it has drop-off places and times. I want to thank God for waking me up this morning with such a Ebenezer Scrooge-like attitude, bah hum-bug Christmas. I also would like to thank him for reminding me it is much better to give than to receive. I'm going to do three shoeboxes. One from each member of my family. I won't force the others to join me in the making, but I'll ask them if they'd like to participate. Maybe they need help getting in the Christmas spirit, too. I watched this YouTube video on making the boxes.
Just thinking about participating in this project is warming my heart. Maybe I will put up a Christmas tree this year. And, maybe some lights on the outside of the house would look festive. I may have to draw the line at cookie baking. Baking, *sigh*, that is a lot of work...
I've read all the blog complaining about Christmas coming too early and too much commercialism. But, click on the links and watch the video. I'm going to share the love of Christ by giving to a child on Christmas this year. This is the first way I'm going to do Christmas differently this year. Check back with me and see what other ways I find to put Jesus back in my Christmas. Feel free to share any of your Christmas ideas with me. I'd love to hear how your family traditions keep Jesus in Christmas.
Linked with Emily at Imperfect Prose
