Comments on: Christmas Time Countdown – 22 days til Christmas http://jenz.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/christmas-time-countdown-22-days-til-christmas/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:38:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mary http://jenz.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/christmas-time-countdown-22-days-til-christmas/#comment-676 Mary Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:07:27 +0000 http://jenz.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/christmas-time-countdown-22-days-til-christmas/#comment-676 I agree so much with this post. We do buy Christmas gifts, but what we give our girls never outdoes my mother in law. We appreciate her wanting to go all out, but it really spoils our children. It makes me sad to see their initial excitement, and then as they keep pullling more toys or clothes out of the humongous Christmas bags Grandma brings, they just lose their enthusiasm. They're not so obvious (because they know better!) but I can tell they're overwhelmed and wanting to get through it all to get to the very last thing. Good point about gift giving, whose birthday is it anyway? It feels like of hypocritical to tell our children it's all about Christ, and then make it all about presents. I agree so much with this post. We do buy Christmas gifts, but what we give our girls never outdoes my mother in law. We appreciate her wanting to go all out, but it really spoils our children. It makes me sad to see their initial excitement, and then as they keep pullling more toys or clothes out of the humongous Christmas bags Grandma brings, they just lose their enthusiasm. They’re not so obvious (because they know better!) but I can tell they’re overwhelmed and wanting to get through it all to get to the very last thing.

Good point about gift giving, whose birthday is it anyway? It feels like of hypocritical to tell our children it’s all about Christ, and then make it all about presents.

]]> By: jenz http://jenz.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/christmas-time-countdown-22-days-til-christmas/#comment-666 jenz Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:35:42 +0000 http://jenz.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/christmas-time-countdown-22-days-til-christmas/#comment-666 Thanks Rach Merry Christmas Thanks Rach Merry Christmas

]]> By: Rachel http://jenz.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/christmas-time-countdown-22-days-til-christmas/#comment-659 Rachel Mon, 04 Dec 2006 11:05:53 +0000 http://jenz.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/christmas-time-countdown-22-days-til-christmas/#comment-659 Great quote. What we do is try to get at least a present that promotes spiritual growth so that the focus is where it belongs :). Have a good nights sleep! Great quote. What we do is try to get at least a present that promotes spiritual growth so that the focus is where it belongs :) . Have a good nights sleep!

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