Comments on: More peaceful Christmas reading http://aquietsimplelife.com/?p=1233 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:19:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: MrsNehemiah http://aquietsimplelife.com/?p=1233&cpage=1#comment-3904 MrsNehemiah Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:06:10 +0000 http://aquietsimplelife.com/?p=1233#comment-3904 we have made a tradition of driving around looking for christmas lights. sometimes we take a friend who's having a tough time, a favorite church widow, or a young couple. we'll bring cocoa in a thermos and eat candy canes. and when the lights are scarce we sing "christmas lights, where are yooooouuu?" (same principle as "here fishy fishy fishy!") as for simple gifts. my daughter for three years (ages 4, 5, 6) asked for and received a "big box" for christmas. I can't remember, and I doubt she can either, what other gifts she received in those years. but those big cardboard boxes brought many hours of fun. Mrs Nehemiah we have made a tradition of driving around looking for christmas lights. sometimes we take a friend who’s having a tough time, a favorite church widow, or a young couple. we’ll bring cocoa in a thermos and eat candy canes. and when the lights are scarce we sing “christmas lights, where are yooooouuu?” (same principle as “here fishy fishy fishy!”)

as for simple gifts. my daughter for three years (ages 4, 5, 6) asked for and received a “big box” for christmas. I can’t remember, and I doubt she can either, what other gifts she received in those years. but those big cardboard boxes brought many hours of fun.

Mrs Nehemiah

]]> By: Jo Anne http://aquietsimplelife.com/?p=1233&cpage=1#comment-3901 Jo Anne Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:33:03 +0000 http://aquietsimplelife.com/?p=1233#comment-3901 We're having a simple Christmas also. Ours is due to my back/health issues also, so I'm doing things the same way you are! I wind up writing about 5 Christmas cards a day! :lol: We've purchased just a few things, all off the internet with free shipping! Otherwise, we give handmade gifts or re-gift (please no comments on that one). We simplified our Christmas celebration quite a few years ago. Stopped the massive gift giving, etc. It was a blessing in disguise since we could not have known how God was to work in our lives just a few years later. I love the way God works in our lives, bringing us to His will gently and slowly (well, if we let Him that is!). We are listening to Christmas music non-stop also. We've downloaded lots of free stuff, so combined with our past CD's - (my favorite is Amy Grant's Tennessee Christmas) we have plenty of lovely music, and in all genres. :lol: We’re having a simple Christmas also. Ours is due to my back/health issues also, so I’m doing things the same way you are! I wind up writing about 5 Christmas cards a day! :lol:

We’ve purchased just a few things, all off the internet with free shipping! Otherwise, we give handmade gifts or re-gift (please no comments on that one).

We simplified our Christmas celebration quite a few years ago. Stopped the massive gift giving, etc. It was a blessing in disguise since we could not have known how God was to work in our lives just a few years later. I love the way God works in our lives, bringing us to His will gently and slowly (well, if we let Him that is!).

We are listening to Christmas music non-stop also. We’ve downloaded lots of free stuff, so combined with our past CD’s – (my favorite is Amy Grant’s Tennessee Christmas) we have plenty of lovely music, and in all genres. :lol:

]]> By: Ann http://aquietsimplelife.com/?p=1233&cpage=1#comment-3894 Ann Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:40:47 +0000 http://aquietsimplelife.com/?p=1233#comment-3894 Thank you for the link Sallie! Looking forward to reading that one. (Just a technical note, I still can't get your feed in Bloglines. I remember to click over here but just thought I would let you know.) Thank you for the link Sallie! Looking forward to reading that one.

(Just a technical note, I still can’t get your feed in Bloglines. I remember to click over here but just thought I would let you know.)

]]> By: Brenda@Coffeeteabooksandme http://aquietsimplelife.com/?p=1233&cpage=1#comment-3890 Brenda@Coffeeteabooksandme Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:12:08 +0000 http://aquietsimplelife.com/?p=1233#comment-3890 I was thinking today how at one time, I would have been unhappy at such a quiet Christmas as we are having this year. Instead I find myself cherishing each quiet day and reading a lot, too. :) I was thinking today how at one time, I would have been unhappy at such a quiet Christmas as we are having this year. Instead I find myself cherishing each quiet day and reading a lot, too. :)

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