tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323751709367685259.post6797159300084520108..comments2023-03-28T05:59:09.233-05:00Comments on Servant, Wife, Mother: My Anti-Santaism: DistractionHeather Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06815204762105256632noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323751709367685259.post-41357174612460628852010-12-15T14:30:55.279-06:002010-12-15T14:30:55.279-06:00You know, I'm not totally against Santa. As a...You know, I'm not totally against Santa. As a matter of fact, I was planning on including him in our family Christmases, but when my oldest was little, he was going through a "Is this real?" stage at Christmas. I couldn't tell him Big Bird was pretend and Santa wasn't. So we didn't.<br /><br />But we did tell him about St. Nick, just as we've shared with all of our kids others who have gone before us that worshiped Christ and done good things in His name. We celebrate Jesus and giving at Christmas. And we don't put out the presents until they're sleeping. I love the surprise and the anticipation . . .for we can all appreciate the anticipation of an unseen gift. We anticipate Heaven. <br /><br />We take every tool we can to teach about Jesus. For us, Santa can be a tool for that as well, even if he doesn't visit us with his reindeer. ;)livinginbetweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863271141699043381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323751709367685259.post-60557194141474707472010-12-10T02:53:57.585-06:002010-12-10T02:53:57.585-06:00These are really great posts!!! Santa is the ultim...These are really great posts!!! Santa is the ultimate greed breeder! It's def. hard to focus on Christ when you are thinkig selfish things, "mine, mine, mine! presents, presents, presents!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com