I’ve been thinking about my last post. Christmas is hard when we don’t get what we want. It is. It’s hard and not fun, and we would be silly to pretend otherwise. But I wanted to clarify. The reality of a hard Christmas isn’t fun. And dealing with that has to be real or...
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A Hard Christmas, Part 3
Timmy was just watching a little Christmas video (Why Do We Call It Christmas? from the folks at What’s in the Bible?). I wasn’t really paying much attention, so I have no idea what exactly the characters said. But suddenly he popped up and said, “Sometimes, you don’t get what you want for Christmas, right, Mom?”...
A Hard Christmas, Part 2
I didn’t really write my last post intending to write a whole series. But this morning, I was reading about the shepherds in Luke 2, and I noticed something. The Christmas story is full of … fear. Luke 1:12 – An angel appeared in the temple to Zechariah: “When Zechariah saw him, he was...
When It’s a Hard Christmas
I can’t say my holiday season has been terribly overwhelming this year. I’m mostly on top of presents. We had our big birthday party over the weekend (three of four kids born in December can get complicated), and other family gatherings too. We’re busy with a variety of events and activities. It’s not a...
Engage Life: How It Is Some Days
Yesterday, we decorated the house for Christmas. I washed the big things that had been on the counter for days. I cleaned the microwave and stovetop for the first time in a while. I knitted for 15-20 minutes. I read some books with my kids. I made dinner. We worked on all the kids’...