To those of you who know the reason for the season, be blessed.
For those who do not know Him, I pray I have been a better example of His love than what you think of when you think of "Christians" - and be blessed.
To those who would tell me that Christmas is not about Jesus, I would say two things - I choose for it to be about Him in my life, and be blessed.
I pray you all have a safe Christmas, and that your family is a bigger blessing than you expect.
Paul
It's free, it always fits, and it's always welcome - be sure to give thanks for gifts, and for time spent cleaning, cooking, wrapping, and so on.
If you are a follower of Jesus, please don't let the business of the season drown out the real reason for the season. Find a bit of time to think on this aloud with your bride, and be sure to make it a major point with your children.
A friend of ours recently mentioned that years ago when she and her hubby had very little money they agreed to exchange love letters on Christmas day. This has become a tradition that they both enjoy and look forward to a great deal.
Seems to me this is a very good tradition, regardless of what other gifts you do or do not give. May I suggest you either this tradition this year by writing a love letter for your bride? Or, discuss it now so your wife can write one for you.
If you do this, please put a good deal of time and thought into it. This is a chance to really bless her in a deep and meaningful way.
The following, from Lance Ford, comes from the current issue of Shapevine:
One tradition our family adopted several years ago was to provide Christmas gifts to three children from needy families. I think we chose three because we have three kids. We do the shopping with our children (now ages 21,19,18) for these other children in need, and our kids would tell you it is the highlight of the Christmas season for them. We deliver the presents to the parents and don't let the kids know they came from us. This empowers the parents and adds to the whole experience.
This post, and your comments will be for sharing gift ideas for our brides. Links are appreciated, if they are not visually sexual (let's be kind to our brothers who struggle with lust). What I am looking for here is gifts that really thrilled or blessed your bride, unique ideas, and inexpensive gifts - if you have a gift that is all three, PLEASE share!
A few of my ideas:
One of the gift ideas that is suggested to me each December is to do the twelve days of Christmas for your bride.
It's a fun thing to do, but it can take a good deal of time and effort, so don't start if you can't finish! You will find suggestions on the web for ways to do this, but consider who your bride is and tailor what you do to her. If her love language is gifts, then a daily item gift is great, but if her love language is not gifts, modify to accommodate what makes her feel loved:
By the way, while the traditional twelve days of Christmas start on December 26th, I would suggest you set the twelve days to fit your lives. If she is very busy leading up to the holidays, the 26th might be a good choice, but for other situations a different twelve days will be better.
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Make notes
Friday, December 25th, 2009As this tip is time sensitive, I am doing it today, and the continuation of the "How do you get an uninterested or unwilling wife to have more sex?" series will be done tomorrow.
Spend a bit of time thinking about how the holidays have gone - what was good, what was bad, what should have been done that was not, what was done that should not have been done - and anything else that could be improved. Then make notes about this for next year, and put them where you will find them at the appropriate time.
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