Author Topic: I want to stay home for the next 6 weeks (Read 1312 times)

Matthew · « **on:** November 01, 2013, 12:08:53 PM »

This cartoon says it all:

Matthew · « **Reply #1 on:** November 01, 2013, 12:10:40 PM »

The few stores that restrained themselves during September and October (which are becoming fewer and fewer, by the way) will no longer be restraining themselves now that it's "November".

Weeks before Advent, we'll be blasted with secular Christmas carols every time we leave the house...which is why I'm glad I seldom leave the house except to go to Mass on Sunday, or ship a few packages in our neighboring small town during the week.

Dolores · « **Reply #2 on:** November 01, 2013, 12:15:05 PM »

I wholeheartedly agree.

LoverOfTradition · « **Reply #3 on:** November 01, 2013, 12:25:04 PM »

Where I'm at, there's been Christmas stuff out, next to the Halloween stuff!

:roll-laugh1:

Viva Cristo Rey · « **Reply #4 on:** November 01, 2013, 03:25:23 PM »

Quote from: LoverOfTradition

Where I'm at, there's been Christmas stuff out, next to the Halloween stuff!

:roll-laugh1:

It is that way here too.

Jaynek · « **Reply #5 on:** November 02, 2013, 12:32:35 PM »

Something that helps me to cope with all the secular "Christmas" stuff is to focus on the liturgical calendar. November is for thinking about Last Things and then comes Advent. While I can't do anything about the rest of the world, our home can have music, decorations and customs that are appropriate to the liturgical season.

My goal as a homemaker is to make my home an oasis of Catholic culture, so there is some place to get away from the world. We can't stay there all the time, but having a refuge makes it easier to face the world when we have to.

Mama ChaCha · « **Reply #6 on:** November 04, 2013, 11:25:16 AM »

I detest the materialism, but I love the holidays!!
I love adding a new figurine for our tabletop nativity, I love looking up medieval Christmas traditions, making an advent wreath and choosing the candles. I love my husband and sons hooking up the lines to hang it from. (That's always some good slapstick comedy!) I love dogs in red and white little winter coats. I love watching "It's a wonderful life".

I love my family going through their stuff to take to St. Vincent DePaul. I love holiday food drives, coat drives and shoe drives. I love angel trees at the grocery stores. I love making big pots of hot chili for the homeless. I love collecting gloves and hats for the less fortunate.

I've been one of those poor kids wearing thick, itchy old socks with old summer sandals and bread bags underneath and over top to keep from frostbite. I've been a kid who was so thrilled to get a dirty, used doll from a charity that I was just over the moon! I guess what I love is the opportunity to reflect on how far God has taken me, realize that there are still kids out there hoping and wishing for a 25 year old pink coat, if they're lucky. They're humble little souls and deserve to be cared for. And this is just about the only time of year when everyone tries to give a little to help. It's good for the soul to see that almost everyone has it in them to give a little.

And besides, Christmas songs are fun. I always liked "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth". I sure knew how that kid felt!

shin · « **Reply #7 on:** November 04, 2013, 12:10:21 PM »

Christmas is one of my favorite times of year.

The commercialism is detestable.

But the Christmas spirit is wonderful! :D

Mama ChaCha · « **Reply #8 on:** November 04, 2013, 07:06:16 PM »

Lol, the ad at the bottom of the page is for light up led deer antlers and Rudolph nose for your car!!!!
:smoke-pot:

s2srea · « **Reply #9 on:** November 04, 2013, 10:38:08 PM »

Sounds like its a good time to bump this thread:

How the Christians stole Christmas