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Quite honestly there's a story behind it all. Probably too long to tell here. But rarely are my parents able to see the grandkids. I pretty much have to fight tooth and nail. My sister is in a marriage where she does what she is told. His family gets all the special times and he makes as many excuses as possible to keep the kids away or busy. Very sad. They are wonderful kids. But I do understand what you are tying to say.
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Hey k-grl first of all i have to say that ever since i started this chat room i always enjoyed your input and..well ..just you.
A simple down to earth christ believing saint...just something about ya. Anyways..
Through the years i have had many of disappointment come to visit on special holidays and events.
Like you ive tried to mend and mold that i could and ignore the obvious.
In the end we both share the same outcome....tired and defeated, depressed, hearthurt sadness.
Then i found a solution to the holiday madness....
I celebrate Christmas or what ever with them, not for them, not me and them celebrate together but i bring the celebration to them.
I bring whats in my heart...what it means to me...i share the joy of family and friends...the thanksgiving of Gods grace in my life.
Best example i can give you is king david dancing in the streets. What it ment to him.
Sometimes we are called to be that odd person out, to cut a rug, to go beyond the tradition of people.
I refuse to let anybody or anything rob me of my joy. Life is to hard and to short for me as well as anyone else.
For the toxic people in my life....move over i got some moves to do🤣🤣🤣
A simple down to earth christ believing saint...just something about ya. Anyways..
Through the years i have had many of disappointment come to visit on special holidays and events.
Like you ive tried to mend and mold that i could and ignore the obvious.
In the end we both share the same outcome....tired and defeated, depressed, hearthurt sadness.
Then i found a solution to the holiday madness....
I celebrate Christmas or what ever with them, not for them, not me and them celebrate together but i bring the celebration to them.
I bring whats in my heart...what it means to me...i share the joy of family and friends...the thanksgiving of Gods grace in my life.
Best example i can give you is king david dancing in the streets. What it ment to him.
Sometimes we are called to be that odd person out, to cut a rug, to go beyond the tradition of people.
I refuse to let anybody or anything rob me of my joy. Life is to hard and to short for me as well as anyone else.
For the toxic people in my life....move over i got some moves to do🤣🤣🤣
K
Well brother, first, thank you for those kind words, I hardly feel worthy of them. I too have enjoyed your posts over our years together here. Won't it be wonderful one day when we all meet face to face? You're so very kind, I appreciate that.
You're right of course. I think I get bogged down in the work of it all. The cleaning, decorating, baking, shopping etc. My hubby always tries to warn me when he sees me headed for a break down. He said to me this year " you can't make people have fun" and it honestly hurt my feelings.But now that I have read what you said, I think he was trying to say the same thing as you are. I want everyone to feel like I do, excited to be together as family celebrating the Saviors birth. But my family doesn't feel that way. It seems like a chore to get together, then it's tear into the gifts and let the kids play video games till they leave. smh And I fight against that every year. I feel like, can't we take one time in the year to slow down and enjoy family and celebrate God has brought us through another year. But I think you and my hubby have the key. I have just lived this way so long that it's hard to change at my age. Perhaps if I start now I can be ready for next Christmas. lol Thank you for your wise council brother, I will try to heed it.
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Reading your post this came to my mind::
Luke 10: KJV
38 "¶ Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. {39} And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word. {40} But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. {41} And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: {42} But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her."
You seem to be so driven to make everything perfect that you are driving yourself into depression.. Next year try and cut things back.. No need for a big fancy tree.. Yeah a nice meal would be good but not as big next year maybe.. Limit the number of dishes.. Little bit here a little bit there and you will fin that you will have enough time and energy to achieve something and ENJOY what you have achieved.. No point in achieving something great and your too warned out to depressed to enjoy it..
Luke 10: KJV
38 "¶ Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. {39} And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word. {40} But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. {41} And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: {42} But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her."
You seem to be so driven to make everything perfect that you are driving yourself into depression.. Next year try and cut things back.. No need for a big fancy tree.. Yeah a nice meal would be good but not as big next year maybe.. Limit the number of dishes.. Little bit here a little bit there and you will fin that you will have enough time and energy to achieve something and ENJOY what you have achieved.. No point in achieving something great and your too warned out to depressed to enjoy it..
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