Just to get some opinions of how I am treating Christmas this year. Please no arguing or rude comments.
I have noticed that the Christmas Season is becoming more and more about gifts, trees, lights, etc. every year. So this year I decided that I am not buying a single gift. It may sound crazy, but I think that we are straying away from the real reason for the celebration of Christmas. I was walking through the mall the other day with my mother. She was shopping and needed a person to carry all the bags
Anyway, I noticed out of the entire mall NONE of the stores had anything about the REAL celebration of Christmas and what it means. All of the store fronts were covered with sale ads or posters advertising the latest and greatest toys. It actually made me sad to think that everything and everyone is getting sucked in to this "Christmas Blackhole". Even in my life I have noticed over the last 10 years or so my family has made a weird transition through the holidays. When I was young we couldn't wait for Christmas to come. Reading the Christmas story (from the Bible) with my maw-maw, while drinking egg nog and eating Corn Flake wreaths listening to my uncles scream in the background at the Cowboys/Redskins game. My family always loved being together and telling stories of things that God had done for them over the past 12 months. But now it seems there are less stories, less talking, and more presents & decorations. Am I too paranoid about it? I feel like the "real" Christmas is slowly fading even among Christians.
Has anyone else noticed this?
I have noticed that the Christmas Season is becoming more and more about gifts, trees, lights, etc. every year. So this year I decided that I am not buying a single gift. It may sound crazy, but I think that we are straying away from the real reason for the celebration of Christmas. I was walking through the mall the other day with my mother. She was shopping and needed a person to carry all the bags
Anyway, I noticed out of the entire mall NONE of the stores had anything about the REAL celebration of Christmas and what it means. All of the store fronts were covered with sale ads or posters advertising the latest and greatest toys. It actually made me sad to think that everything and everyone is getting sucked in to this "Christmas Blackhole". Even in my life I have noticed over the last 10 years or so my family has made a weird transition through the holidays. When I was young we couldn't wait for Christmas to come. Reading the Christmas story (from the Bible) with my maw-maw, while drinking egg nog and eating Corn Flake wreaths listening to my uncles scream in the background at the Cowboys/Redskins game. My family always loved being together and telling stories of things that God had done for them over the past 12 months. But now it seems there are less stories, less talking, and more presents & decorations. Am I too paranoid about it? I feel like the "real" Christmas is slowly fading even among Christians. Has anyone else noticed this?