Now, I know what you’re
saying.
It’s too early.
That’s not right.
Let Thanksgiving have
its time.
Thanksgiving is great,
I mean any holiday that is all about eating and football is ok in my book. But let’s be real here. Thanksgiving is a day, Christmas is a
season. There are no Thanksgiving songs
that tell of turkeys with magical hats corncob pipes or stories of disgruntled
pilgrims who try to steal Thanksgiving from all the Who girls and boys. Christmas is my favorite time of year, and I
decided a long time ago not to let the fact that some people might judge me
keep me from having a good time. It
doesn’t hurt anyone if I take a stroll down the Christmas section at Wal-Mart
and see what new wrapping paper is available this year or put my Christmas
playlist back on my iPod.
I know that corporate
America starts putting the Christmas stuff up early in hopes that consumers will
buy more, but in our family that’s not a problem as we have no money. I think that’s the reason that I want to
start celebrating ASAP more than ever.
In the past I’ve said that it didn’t feel like Christmastime until I
bought my first gift for someone. Well,
there won’t be a lot of gift buying, or gift getting, this year. That means for me, there is no chance that I
would commercialize it this year, no temptation to use it as an excuse to
spend, spend, spend.
And, if I can be
honest, I’ve been waiting for the end of 2012 since January, and while I’ve
enjoyed the blessings that have come this year, it has been a tough one for our
family. I have been telling myself that
all I need to do is make it to Christmas and then everything will be alright,
like this season is the light at the end of a ten month tunnel. I want to start
celebrating because celebrating is all we’ve got this year. And we certainly have a lot to
celebrate. Is it so wrong to spend two
months thinking about the birth of Christ, focusing on my family, and enjoying
something that only happens once a year?
I don’t think so.
Merry Christmas!
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