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    Reviews: Betsy-Tacy-- Skylark-- Sarah, plain and tall-- Anything offensive in these?

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    Hmmm...that's what I figured. That reminds me of a character in a book, I can't remember which book...jeepers, that's gonna bug me. Anyway, there was a character in a book who didn't allow anything from nature to be out of its normal place. For instance, no flowered carpet or curtains because flowers don't grow on the floor or on curtains, something like that. Is that kind of what you're talking about, MIT? :001_smile:

    Sigh of relief. (CC)

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    Jessica,

    In all sincerity, I will not only pray those things for your husband, but also for you. I pray that your heart will also be softened, and yes it's true that with God all things are possible.

     

    Keep listening for His voice.

     

    Thank you to all that prayed. If you have the inclination, please pray for my soon-to-be ex-hub. He's in a low place right now and needs to be lifted up to the Lord. I pray that he finds the help he needs and others in his life lift him up to help him out of the current quagmire he's in. I know with God anything is possible, I pray that his heart is softened to hear His will.

     

     

    Thank you.

    Would you do this?

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    I think that what you're asking for is the equivalent of babysitting. And no matter how well behaved your daughter is, her presence will create at least a temporary disruption to the other family's homeschool. So yes, I absolutely think that payment would be in order. I'd also add that though your intention is to send her with schoolwork, she's only a child and will likely need help on some things.

     

    But the biggest issue for me would be sending my child off to spend her days in the home of a stranger. Is this your only choice? Can't she just sit in her father's office while he works? Is his office at home or at the church?

    Facebook (etc) and the lack of direct, personal connectedness...

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    I'm on Facebook so it can't be bad right? :D I signed up so I could read my children's walls, but I also enjoy popping in and seeing what my friends are doing. Today I got to wish *anj* a happy birthday and LOL at Jill's plans all in a matter of minutes.

     

    LOL, Karen! I actually read this thread so that I could mention that very thing! I really, really appreciate Facebook because it allows me to keep in touch with friends like nothing else can. I must have maybe 20 birthday greetings on my Wall today, and many are from people who wouldn't have known it was my b-day, or who had long since forgotten. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

     

    One dear friend used to live nearby, but moved to TN last summer. She just wrote to me and we both (semi-reluctantly) agreed that this bit of technowizardry has made it so easy for us to keep in touch and to catch glimses into one another's lives.

     

    Yesterday one of my friends had a baby. I did get a phone call announcement through another friend, but I also was able to see a picture of the new baby already because my friend's husband posted it on FB.

     

    And yes, I agree with the others who said that it would've been nice if your friends had contacted you directly, Colleen. I'm thinking that maybe they were just trying to reach the most people they could in the least amount of time. At least now you know about their good news, right? ;)

    Is anyone else feeling rather Scrooge-like?

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    Now go ahead. Make this the very best season ever. I dare you.;)

     

    Uh oh. You obviously realize the weight of those last three words for a stubborn girl like me. ;)

     

    Thanks for this perspective, Colleen. I really appreciate what you and so many others have said in this thread. I really can choose not to get bogged down in the irrelevance of this month. I'll have to consider the best way to do it. And I think that you really "get" what I was saying about the religious part. :001_smile:

    Is anyone else feeling rather Scrooge-like?

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    Wow, look at all of the great ideas.

    I have felt burdened by the cards for the past several years. Our list was quite long, and honestly the cards are our only communication with some people. I know that some of the elderly people in particular really look forward to seeing how the children are growing, and they just like to be remembered. So maybe I'll make a collage of pictures from different times throughout this past year and send that with a little note. Not a newsletter, just a note.

    But that's another job too.

     

    I love that idea about nixing the Christmas lists. I wish I'd known that two weeks ago. I hate these lists. And despite the fact that my kids know very well what Christmas is supposed to be about, they can't help but get the "gimmes." Who wouldn't? Everyone likes a present. Or two. Or three. Or twenty seven.

     

    I really do have to work through these feelings either way. It's not nice or fun for me to be bah humbugging everyone all the time, but I seriously cannot bring myself to sing "Silent Night" anymore. I'm over it. It just all feels so cliche to me lately.

     

    I think I need to go to bed now. ;)

    Volunteering with children in tow...

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    Some members of our homeschool group visit an area nursing home a couple of times per month. They just go, sing a couple of songs, then sit around with the residents. The kids who are old enough to read, sometimes read to the old people, some of the kids sit and color with them. They play board games sometimes. They are basically just giving of themselves, sharing their youth, etc. One of the women told me that their faces just light up when they see the children. And I think that this is especially valuable in months other than December.

     

    I used to work in a home for children born with HIV/AIDS, and we'd always get bombarded with gifts of food, clothing, toys, etc. in December, and we'd be overwhelmed. But in May no one was thinking of us, and so...it's just nice to spread it around a bit, you know?

    unbelievable story I am stunned.

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    My dh just told me that at the WalMart he works at, yesterday a customer got mad at an employee and spit in his face and punched him in the stomach. Another woman in a dispute over an item, threw it at an employee and hit her in the face.

     

    Okay, I'm thinking about renting a tropical island for the month of December. Let's all go there and just eat mangoes and conch.

    Anyone? Anyone?

    Is anyone else feeling rather Scrooge-like?

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    We follow a liturgical calendar here, and I am not willing to toss it just because there are ancient pagan roots.

     

    Oh, I understand that. I hope I didn't come across that way. My irritation isn't because of the pagan roots. My irritation is because of the hoopla that has nothing to do with the birth of Christ, which is why many of us say we're celebrating it. I don't think it's wrong for people to celebrate it however they like. I'm just saying that I am pretty much weary of it, and I think I might like to just travel to some warm place and live in a cute little hut near the beach for the whole month of December.

     

     

    I don't even want to start on Christmas. Sigh. I do love it in some ways, but it's just so much work. And we have never been over the top as far as presents, but there are still a lot to buy.

    I know. And there are some things that I will always love about it. But wouldn't it be nice if we could just go back to stringing cranberries and popcorn and giving everyone a new pair of socks and then just sit by the fireplace reading from the gospel of Luke? LOL I guess I'd need to resurrect Pa Ingalls, eh? It sounds like I'm looking for a Little House Christmas. ;)

    Is anyone else feeling rather Scrooge-like?

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    I feel like such an odd duck. For the past few years I have felt increasingly irritated by Christmas and its trappings. The shopping, the planning, even the decorating and the carols just bug me. The whole thing just makes me cranky.

     

    And I know that plenty of people choose to focus on the religious aspect in order to tame the craziness, but that isn't working for me. Don't get me wrong, I am strong in my faith, and every single day I'm thankful that Christ was born. And then I think of how this is truly a pagan holiday, and not a Christian one. We Christians get all agitated about putting Christ back in Christmas, but was He ever truly, truly there? I saw something on Facebook that said "Let's put the Yule back in Yuletide." And I have to say that I'm kind of sympathetic to that. I don't happen to practice Yuletide nor do I mean to show any disrespect to Christ, but church people took a pagan holiday, "baptized" it, and now we're upset that it's getting harder and harder to convince people of the (Christian) religious significance of it.

     

    I think that maybe we Christians should start celebrating His birth closer to the time that it seems to have occurred. Maybe every December we should just go ahead and enjoy all the trappings that have nothing to do with the birth of the Savior. Go ahead and deck those halls, trim that tree, hang the stockings, put a pretty wreath on the door, and grab a kiss under the mistletoe. Those things are a fun part of the December holiday. And then in late May or early June we can have a solemn, yet joyful remembrance of the mystery of the Incarnation. And we won't have to worry about shopping or decorating or parties competing for our attention.

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