The Tyranny of Christmas Traditions
I love the Christmas season. I love snow. I love Christmas trees. I love Christmas decorations. I love giving. And yes, I’ll admit, I love getting presents. The one thing about Christmas I haven’t loved in the past is the theme of “Christmas Traditions”.
I have attended women’s groups that emphasized the importance of having family traditions at Christmas. One woman’s family did a drama each year. The children all had their parts, the parents had their’s. It wouldn’t have been Christmas to them without a drama. Another woman’s family baked for at least a week to prepare all the Christmas goodies their tradition dictated. She was at an age that her daughters were begining to take over most of the baking. On and on went the stories. I would leave, not feeling encouraged, but a total failure. What were my families Christmas traditions? I couldn’t think of any… Read the rest of this entry »
