Why would anyone want to toss out a perfectly good bunny?
Posted on 12/24/2005 10:12:14 AM PST by eeevil conservative
I am sure I grew up with many of the same memories as many of you. Christmas was magical. The music and lights of the season made my heart leap with love, excitement, and anticipation. We remember the food, relatives, and traditions. I can still feel the hope I felt as a child. You know, that swell in your soul that made you want to do cartwheels for no reason other than utter joy of the season.
I recall those mornings when one of us awoke and ran through the house, “Wake up! Santa came! Santa came!” The whole family trotted to the tree in their slippers and robes. Once the whole family had gathered, Dad would put on the Santa hat and start passing out the gifts. We always started with our stockings. They were filled with mostly candy, jacks, chapstick, and PEZ!
I would never trade my childhood memories of Christmas, but there is ONE thing I would like to change. Next year I am THROWING OUT THE TREE!
There are plenty of stories available on the internet about how the tradition of the Christmas Tree started. I don’t care which one of them is correct, or if ANY of them are correct. The tree is the place we come to find our gifts. We even place a star on top, or an angel- symbolizing the North Star, or the angels that looked over the precious gift to the world, JESUS!
Next year I am going to place our gifts in a MANGER. YES! Next year, we will have a nativity scene in our living room with a manger. I want my children to remember (as they gather for their gifts) the REAL reason we are celebrating. We are celebrating GOD’s GIFT to US, to the WORLD. That gift is JESUS. A manger is perfect for this day, after all- a manger is where God delivered HIS gift.
What kind of lights will you go with,colored or white. Just kidding, Merry Christmas!
LOL!!
Merry Christmas to you!!!!
I can still put lights on my fireplace and stuff- LOL!
Who care where the Christmas tree came from. Anything can be redeeemed. Don't you love the stories where a brothel, or a bar is turned into a church? I do.
Lunacy is alive and well.
...........and shared with us regularly on the www.
Next, you'll be tossing the Easter Bunny and those colored eggs out the window.
Poor bunny.
SURE I love those stories. I especially love the stories of the redeemed people (such as myself) more than redeemd places....
I have nothing against a tree at all....I just so want to bring the Santa out of Christmas, and put Christ back into it. I never thought of Jesus on Christmas morning as a child. I just want to do all I can to NOT give MY children THAT same experience as mine. No- that doesn't mean I have anything AGAINST Santa either.... just don't want him as the focus of our Christmas morning.....
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU!!!
LOL!!! maybe I will hide baskets in a tomb....
hmmmmmmmmm
MERRY CHRISTMAS TOMGUY!
I forgot the disclaimer that I am assuredly insane....
ooooops!
I really like this idea myself.
LOL
Why would anyone want to toss out a perfectly good bunny?
LOL!!! EEEEWWW! I will eat the bacon though!
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"Lighten up Francis"(out of "Stripes")!
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GREAT MOVIE!
Mangers are made of wood. Wood came from a tree. But whatever makes you happy.
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