Comments on: the one question I keep asking myself in December https://tooverflowing.com/the-one-question-i-keep-asking-myself-in-december/ teaching women to think on true things Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:54:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: amberscavo https://tooverflowing.com/the-one-question-i-keep-asking-myself-in-december/#comment-1049 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:05:00 +0000 http://tooverflowing.com/before-december-takes-us/#comment-1049 This is so important and requires a lot of intentionality or the world will happily and efficiently sweep you up in their worldly, materialistic, and diluted plan. You’ll wake up on Dec 26th and never know what hit you and how it all happened. We’ve found a simple calendar helps a lot. (The older the kids get, they keep us accountable, too.) Some days we are doing something more involved but so many times it is something very simple. I think for most the real battle lies in their own conceptions of Christmas. there is this hectic and crazy pressure to do so many things that are viewed as essential to making your children’s Christmas’ memorable, normal, and fun. SO many of them have nothing to do with the coming of our Savior and can go. It is okay to be different. We are called to be set apart and to be different in this world- in the world, but not of it. I found the sooner I released myself from that crazy little voice (from family, friends, strangers, guilt, etc.) the simpler and more meaningful Christmas became. Be brave, be bold, and encourage your sisters in Christ to do the same.

This was a new discovery to me this year. Lots of fun ideas… http://lillightomine.com/light-em-up—20.php

]]> By: Cindy https://tooverflowing.com/the-one-question-i-keep-asking-myself-in-december/#comment-1048 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:25:00 +0000 http://tooverflowing.com/before-december-takes-us/#comment-1048 Love your plan, especially how you show that they point to Him!! I wasn’t aware that there was a Legend of the Candy Cane DVD…but we’ll definitely be watching that now! We are doing Truth in the Tinsel too! We started a few days early because I knew there would probably be some days in Dec that we may not get it in. We do it in the afternoons and then my children show off their ornaments and retell the Bible passage to their dad when he gets home in the evenings. We LOVE it! It helps that we organized all the craft supplies into daily bags so that I don’t have an excuse not to do it…we just grab a bag and go! We are also pairing a kindness/giving activity with a fun activity each day…such as make someone elses bed and then sleep under the Christmas tree or donating toys and then having a family game night. Our goal is to make sure that our focus this season is on people and not things!

]]> By: Lara Gibson Williams https://tooverflowing.com/the-one-question-i-keep-asking-myself-in-december/#comment-1047 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:27:00 +0000 http://tooverflowing.com/before-december-takes-us/#comment-1047 In reply to Jennifer Craver.

I haven’t heard of that! I’ll check it out.

]]> By: Lara Gibson Williams https://tooverflowing.com/the-one-question-i-keep-asking-myself-in-december/#comment-1045 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:26:00 +0000 http://tooverflowing.com/before-december-takes-us/#comment-1045 In reply to Clare.

Have fun decorating your tree. (and all my readers need to make sure you visit Clare’s website. Just click her name above for the link. She will keep us all trim in spite of all these sweet treats.)

]]> By: Lara Gibson Williams https://tooverflowing.com/the-one-question-i-keep-asking-myself-in-december/#comment-1046 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:26:00 +0000 http://tooverflowing.com/before-december-takes-us/#comment-1046 In reply to Chrisjennjax.

That sounds fun, Jenn!

]]> By: Lara Gibson Williams https://tooverflowing.com/the-one-question-i-keep-asking-myself-in-december/#comment-1044 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:24:00 +0000 http://tooverflowing.com/before-december-takes-us/#comment-1044 In reply to Christine- Fruit in Season.

I love this time of year too! Fun memories!

]]> By: Lara Gibson Williams https://tooverflowing.com/the-one-question-i-keep-asking-myself-in-december/#comment-1043 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:23:00 +0000 http://tooverflowing.com/before-december-takes-us/#comment-1043 In reply to Caroline Brown Kolbet.

Thanks, Caroline. We all have to purposefully stop ourselves or else we all get lost in the busy-ness. Blessings!

]]> By: Lara Gibson Williams https://tooverflowing.com/the-one-question-i-keep-asking-myself-in-december/#comment-1042 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:22:00 +0000 http://tooverflowing.com/before-december-takes-us/#comment-1042 In reply to Anonymous.

Writing it down really does help, doesn’t it? Praying your Christmas is blessed, sweet friend.

]]> By: Lara Gibson Williams https://tooverflowing.com/the-one-question-i-keep-asking-myself-in-december/#comment-1041 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:21:00 +0000 http://tooverflowing.com/before-december-takes-us/#comment-1041 In reply to Love and Lollipops.

I’m so glad someone mentioned Truth in the Tinsel! Amanda is one of my bloggy friends and her new eBook looks fabulous! For all you crafty people, check out truthinthetinsel.com

]]> By: Jennifer Craver https://tooverflowing.com/the-one-question-i-keep-asking-myself-in-december/#comment-1040 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:51:00 +0000 http://tooverflowing.com/before-december-takes-us/#comment-1040 I just ordered this traditions pack for my sister…I mainly wanted the “What God Wants for Christmas” resource, but for $3 more, you can get them all right now…the “What God Wants…” thing is several “gifts” and kids unwrap them as the Christmas story is read…the “gifts” are the different figures from the nativity scene.

http://www.shopfamilylife.com/radio-offer-past-radio-offers-rainey-christmas-traditions.html

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