Endo wrote:mandy wrote: I just don't want to buy into the whole commercial aspect of Christmas this year. Am I wrong? Are there any others who feel like I do?
Mandy
We try our best to limit the commercial aspect of the holiday and celebrate the real reason for
Christmas.
I'm in agreement there.
When the children were littler we always did a certain amount of decorations & tree and gifts for them without getting carried away and minimal compared to many instead making it more a family time and a time to remember whose birthday it is. Also at church they often had an angel tree, which I loved so my children could each pick one and buy a gift for a child in need to help them think about someone else.
Now I'm involved with St. Vincent de Paul and we do a food drive for Thanksgiving, a food & toy drive for Christmas for local families. Helping others gives meaning to the season as well in my opinion.
Plus I'm big on keeping advent as a spiritual preparation for Christmas and Christmas season starting on Dec 25 not starting the day after Thanksgiving and ending on Dec. 25.
Of course if most people thought like me, a lot of stores would probably go broke.