So this year I have been doing a lot more praying and thinking. I have been listening more to the Christian radio station in my area and it's really got me thinking about how much stuff we get every year. How much of that is a need. How much is just a want. I hate how I hear my kids always saying I want this I want that give me this give me that. I try so hard to teach them to be thankful for what they have, and that there are others out there that don't even have the basic of what they truly need to make it day to day.
So I have decided that next year I don't want anything for Christmas. People had already been shopping this year when I decided this. But next year I want anyone who was going to get me a gift to donate that money to someone some where who really needs it. Someone who does not know where their next meal is going to come from, or an origination that will give live animals to those in other countries to feed their families.
We have been blessed in so many ways from God, and we know that he will keep taking care of us know matter what. God also wants us to give to others and I know for me and my family we can give a lot more then we already do.
I don't want my kids growing up thinking that Christmas is about who gets the biggest gift, or who's list is the longest. I want them to want to give to others. To have that warm feeling when you have helped someone out, but do it because it's the right thing to do and because it's something that you want to do.
So what does your family do for the holiday's each year? Is it all about the gifts or is it all about God and his son's birth, and the message of God.
