All I want for Christmas
Growing up Christmas was by far my favorite holiday. Every Christmas eve I would go to my Nanny’s house and we would eat dinner and open presents. Afterwards my Granny and DaDo would come over to my house and stay the night. Every year it got harder and harder to sleep…i just couldn’t wait to wake up, go downstairs and see what Santa brought me. Every year it seemed I got more and more stuff…IT WAS AWESOME! As I have gotten older I have started to realize I just didn’t need more stuff. I love receiving gifts but it just seemed so selfish. Christmas every year was becoming less about Christ and more about me. Christmas was a season to celebrate me more than to celebrate the birth of Christ. So in the last few years I have been rethinking my Christmas wish list. I want the gifts I receive and give to reflect the beauty of the Christmas story. I want them to reflect the hope that came to the world through Christ. I want them to reflect the love of God for all the world. So over the last few years I have been encouraging others to look at alternative gift giving. I am not some person who thinks toys and gadgets are bad but if all we focus on is ourselves and all the stuff we want then I think we are missing the beauty of the Christmas story. Maybe this year replace one gift for yourself and ask others to contribute elsewhere. You might ask where should they give…I am glad you asked!
Each week until Christmas I am going to highlight a few alternatives for you to consider. Some of these I have given to others I have not but they are all worthy of our consideration this Christmas season.
Week Two
Week One
