You’re missing the point about Christmas. It has nothing to do with Jesus birthday and a whole lot to do with an old man who gave presents to orphans at an orphanage.
I will not deprive my three children, who are orphans, of a happy time exchanging some presents, some laughs, great food, drinks for the adults, the imitation tree covered with lights, the sounds of music and laughter.
Put up as many lights as you can, let everyone know, the good, the bad and the ugly that you are celebrating “Good Neighbours” like it should be, like the old man did for the orphans. Venture around your neighbourhood to see the lights, wave to a neighbour, say hi to a neighbour, maybe that neighbour could use a hand with those lights or at least hold his/her ladder so they don’t get hurt and maybe you just made a new friend.
I usually knit some gifts, it is not so expensive and it doesn’t feed the commercialism.
I put out a basket of candy on the counter at work having in mind the little newspaper girl, she is about 2’ tall carrying that huge bag of papers (she has 5 sisters so took extra candy
), well to my surprise it was the customers (construction workers and construction contractors) that liked that basket of candy and it gets laughs. Just a simple thing.
My kids make a gingerbread house covered with candy; it’s a kid magnet. Everyday it is missing something so that by the time December 25th comes, it’s naked.
