United States
high school, collage, military
medically retired
born and raised L.A. Calif. finished high school in a small town in Hurricane Utah, lived in California, Texas, Massachusetts, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Colorado, Germany, and back to Utah
Bad DayChristmas is
It really hurts me to see so many people struggling this time of year. Thats all I hear on the radio, TV, and news paper. how so many people won't have any kind of a christmas. they are looking for toys, but not just any toy it has to be a certin one. and the dinner has to have a big Turkey or Ham with all the trimmings. Thats what they clam Christmas is.
I was watching a rerun of little house and each girl got a candy cane and maybe a toy. And dinner was what ever they had.
I remember my grandfather telling me about how christmas was when he was young. it was a simple time and a hard time and people did what they could. my grandfather also told me that his father would invite another family that was poorer then they where for a christmas dinner. they mostly had deer meat but it was food. but the biggest thing was that they sang songs and had hot drinks and my grandfather had always knelt down before dinner was served to thank the lord for giving them so much but most of all for the friendship and love for everone. My grandfather was good with his knife and would wittle things out of wood as presents for others. My grandfather told me people would always say they where the richest family but not in money. they had time to think what christmas really was.
I think that this maybe a year that should turned back to that time, a simple time, a good time, but most of all a thankful time.
Dee
Reading your journal reminded me of our church picnic. Everyone was out in the park with their grills, cooking barbeque ribs and burgers. My family only had burgers and hotdogs, while some others had the works, ribs and all the fixings. Well, a couple of homeless men came up looking for something to eat. This was no problem at all, since it was a church picnic everybody was willing to give to others. They came by our grill and we offered them some burgers and they told us no, they wanted ribs. I was so outdone. Not saying just because you're homeless you have to take whatever, but they had a preference at the time. Hungry or not, they knew they wanted ribs.
That was just a little amusing to me
Yes your right and its good that some brave souls out there are teaching their children the true meaning.
if i recall,IS CHRISTMAS NOT THE BIRTHDAY OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR?
I AM AFRAID THIS HAS BEEN PUSHED ASIDE AND FORGOTTEN..AND MANY PARENTS HAVE NEGLECTED TO TELL THEIR CHILDREN WHY WE REALLY CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS. I HAVE 10 CHILDREN AND I THINK THAT EACH OF THEM AT SOMETIME IN THEIR CHILDHOOD ASKED ME "WHY DO WE GET THE PRESENTS IF ITS JESUS' BIRTHDAY?" MY MISSION WAS ACCOMPLISHED WHEN THEY KNEW IT WASNT ABOUT GETTING,BUT ABOUT GIVING AND LOVE!
Hi Dee,
It definitely works for me. Where I work, we decided to replace the employee gift exchange with an adopt a family from the local Against Abuse Program. In keeping with your Dad's thinking, we are sharing with a family that needs our gifts more than we do.
Have a Very Merry Christmas!
A Christmas Carol :-)
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