tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393128162927626990.post5396149202925339248..comments2023-09-19T05:04:50.850-07:00Comments on Off to the West: A ramble on preparing for AdventRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04104786303721290423noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393128162927626990.post-29408143606578424762009-11-24T08:24:52.603-08:002009-11-24T08:24:52.603-08:00Thank you for stopping by, Loretta!
I agree, pu...Thank you for stopping by, Loretta! <br /><br />I agree, putting the celebration before the day itself is premature and silly. Oddly enough, the Christmas carols start before Thanksgiving (there's one station here already playing them--were playing them last week), but stop Christmas Day...when in fact, Christmastide lasts until Jan 6, the feast of the Epiphany. And yet, life seems to 'go back to normal' right after Christmas, and more so immediately after New Years...as if "ya, He's here. Whoopdeedo". <br /><br />Should I grumble and grouse some more? Don't know if it would do any good, but I'm sure I'd feel a bit better about venting... :-)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04104786303721290423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393128162927626990.post-26745526499927758522009-11-24T07:30:09.468-08:002009-11-24T07:30:09.468-08:00Thank you for your beautiful essay. As a practici...Thank you for your beautiful essay. As a practicing Catholic with 4 young ones and a husband who all love presents (and he is the type to just come home and bring gifts because the sun is out) it is HARD to keep Advent holy, as a little Lent. I turn a blind eye to all the Christmas stuff in the stores (when I have to shop). I tell the kids that celebrating Christmas so early is a silly as eating Easter candy on Ash Wed. We decorate on Pink Sunday and then keep it all up until Jan 6 and play Christmas songs all thru January. I think it is yet another ploy of the devil to sully our Holy days. Have a Blessed Thanksgiving! -LorettaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com