In the previous blog on How to Give a Gift that Matters , I talked about how materialistically crazy Christmas has become. For many, especially children, the meaning of Christmas is simply how many good presents they get. But as we all know (hopefully), that’s not the real meaning of Christmas...
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Dawson
on 12-23-2010
Tags: Love, God, Family, Christmas, Holiday, Meaning
Based on some of the comments from Facebook and thehopeline.com, here are several thoughts about gift giving at Christmas. 1. Rich or poor, young or old — Christmas today is about presents. Carter wrote: The best thing about Christmas is the presents! wooooo!!!!!!! and worst waiting for the presents...
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Dawson
on 12-16-2010
Tags: Christmas, Holiday, Online, Money, Giving, Gifts
People at all ages are living very busy lives these days. It may not be that we do more things than before; it’s just that life happens faster and faster. Can’t explain the physics of that, but I sure feel it. And so, when given the opportunity (or the obligation) to stop everything for a...
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Dawson
on 12-10-2010
Tags: Christmas, Holiday, Online, Entertainment, Free Time, Busy, Down Time, Bordem
Christmas holidays can be the best of times or the worst of times. For many, it’s both—a season of great food, family, and gifts mixed with enough stress to push you right over the edge. Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays tend to magnify both the blessings and the problems in our lives....
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Dawson
on 12-03-2010
Tags: Divorce, Parents, Step-Parents, Parenthood, Christmas, Holiday, Separation, stress