tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836394109152759629.post99715443512781918..comments2023-06-25T01:21:49.003-07:00Comments on Home: a soft place to fall: Gonna find out if your worthy or not, Santa Claus is coming to town...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836394109152759629.post-60365862962672488212012-12-13T06:12:01.904-08:002012-12-13T06:12:01.904-08:00I was all set to write a comment about Santa when ...I was all set to write a comment about Santa when I saw those washcloths, lol! SO glad they brightened your day. You are Wonder Woman, whether you feel it or not. <br />We don't "lose things" here either. When it comes to my adopted daughter, I think, what could I possibly take away from her that would have more impact than what she has already lost? Nothing. Do I want to align myself in her mind with all the loss she has already had? Nope. <br />Great post!The Accidental Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409271721074309249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836394109152759629.post-13634875430812933662012-12-12T15:14:16.120-08:002012-12-12T15:14:16.120-08:00Love it! Just because I purposely shared the secr...Love it! Just because I purposely shared the secret of Santa doesn't mean his magic and love doesn't still live on. It just reduced the anxiety that someone might be sneaking into our house in the middle of the night. There will still be presents that appear on Christmas morning. The stockings will still be filled. The spirit of love and peace and faith are still here. No one will lose Christmas here, either, and my kids participate in many giving opportunities.<br /><br />I love looking back and seeing the healing, too. It's hard to see when we're in the trenches, but once we come up for air and look back, we can see it. SOO glad it's happening at your house. How can it not? Those 'lil sweeties have you for a mama.<br />Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444891084585965661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836394109152759629.post-54551273929516881732012-12-11T14:16:19.540-08:002012-12-11T14:16:19.540-08:00I'm sure not up to your standard....(oh, wait,...I'm sure not up to your standard....(oh, wait, maybe that was what this post was about...but...admitting it here. You are an incredible mother and I am a just one tiny bit preferable to the orphanage.) Anyway, being somewhat sick of the self-centered focus that seems to have taken over Christmas, this year I'm giving each of the children the same small amount of money with which to get a gift for the other family member whose name they've drawn. My fingers are crossed this makes it all moderately better. Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836394109152759629.post-71682264291495532772012-12-11T11:09:45.540-08:002012-12-11T11:09:45.540-08:00Those elves are kinda creepy...yes, I know....you ...Those elves are kinda creepy...yes, I know....you write this incredibly poignant blog post and I'm focusing on the weird elves......<br />I'm glad you 'do' Christmas....if nothing else, it teaches the kids how to 'do' it for their kids when they get older. They may freak out about it, but they can 'fake it til THEY make it' too!!! And they'll have an awesome momma helping them along :)<br />ps, for mommas who can't *do* Christmas - I completely understand that too....every family, every kid is in a different place.....Erickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03870497728625144863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836394109152759629.post-5357073888524148872012-12-11T09:31:30.712-08:002012-12-11T09:31:30.712-08:00We did something similar when we were kids. My mom...We did something similar when we were kids. My mom read to us the story "The Last Straw". Then we exchanged names and did good deeds for the person on our paper for a week. With every good deed we did we put a piece of straw into a baby cradle. We loved filling the manger for Jesus every year.<br /><br />The story is here if you want to read it:<br />http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?33242-The-Last-Straw-%28My-favorite-Christmas-Story%29Cherub Mammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220602185537450139noreply@blogger.com