Women Walking In Wisdom's Footsteps™ » Holidays http://wisdomwalking.net For women who are humble enough to seek wisdom yet sensible enough to impart it. Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:08:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 5:00am Shopping Spree? http://wisdomwalking.net/2006/11/23/500am-shopping-spree/ http://wisdomwalking.net/2006/11/23/500am-shopping-spree/#comments Fri, 24 Nov 2006 04:37:37 +0000 KWiz http://wisdomwalking.net/?p=6 How many of us are awakening at 5:00am tomorrow – the day after Thanksgiving – to catch the best deals on Christmas items? The Christmas sales are now on, but interestingly, I went to a local department store in October, and Christmas decorations were already on display. I thought to myself, “You’ve got to be kidding,” and then remembered that our society has so commercialized Christmas.

And so this is the year my daughter will begin to learn what Christmas is all about. As Christians, it is important to my husband and I that my daughter know Christmas is about celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. But Santa Claus is important too! No need to abandon that tradition (pagan though it is). What we’ve decided on is that Santa is Jesus’ helper, and the gifts our daughter receives symbolizes (in a very small way) the ultimate gift Jesus paid on the cross for all of humanity.

Back to the commercialization of Christmas…the department stores are going to be horrendously crowded, I imagine. And I need to get diapers for my “big girl.” Will I return from my brief run unscathed? Will I go, knowing that my mission has borders which surround the baby/toddler department, or will I succumb to the pressure and buy more Christmas decorations?

]]> http://wisdomwalking.net/2006/11/23/500am-shopping-spree/feed/ 2 To Be Thankful http://wisdomwalking.net/2006/11/22/to-be-thankful/ http://wisdomwalking.net/2006/11/22/to-be-thankful/#comments Thu, 23 Nov 2006 01:08:42 +0000 KWiz http://wisdomwalking.net/?p=11 We can all look around and tell the Christmas season is coming. But is it me – or does it seem we bypass the Thanksgiving holiday to get to it? Commercials and advertisements abound for the big holiday sales so we can run up our credit cards trying to ensure those around us are “happy” by buying them gifts. Don’t get me wrong; I have been thinking about my daughter’s Christmas gifts for the past month or two. Nevertheless, I think we may be missing out on a great opportunity to really reflect on what we all should be grateful for. And so, I want to say that I am thankful for a wonderful, loving husband and great father who is filled with grace and compassion but who also knows how to get things done. I am thankful for a beautiful, delightful daughter who is learning how to be a “big girl” by going to the potty and going to bed without crying, even if she still needs “tummy time.” I am thankful for a daddy who loves me and will do anything in the world for me. I am thankful for the mother I had for almost 42 years who thought I could do no wrong in the world (of course, she was a bit deceived by her own thoughts – but I loved her for it, and still love her). I could go on, but I’m sure you all can recall similar stories. I hope you do during this beautiful Thanksgiving season. Be thankful.

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