tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post3042068684904618233..comments2023-08-25T05:18:29.312-06:00Comments on Madville Times: Advent Conspiracy: Make Christmas Meaningfulcaheidelbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-84183866949094652822008-12-14T22:13:00.000-07:002008-12-14T22:13:00.000-07:00Well, the economy isn't getting rich off me this y...Well, the economy isn't getting rich off me this year. We don't go all out on gifts within our own family, and in my extended family we years ago quit exchanging gifts. We have a white elephant exchange and spend the year looking for the most ridiculous, ostentatious, weird, rummage sale or thrift store items we can find to exchange at Christmas, and have a ball opening them. We all have more stuff than we need anyway. <BR/><BR/>And we all donate to charities of one sort or another around this time which is more gratifying than adding to our own stores of stuff. <BR/><BR/>It really is more rewarding to give than get, especially at Christmas. And the highlight for our family is really the getting together which gets harder and harder as kids grow up and move farther away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-60435199417835929702008-12-14T18:04:00.000-07:002008-12-14T18:04:00.000-07:00Merry Christmas my friend!Merry Christmas my friend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-265399764874428662008-12-14T15:33:00.000-07:002008-12-14T15:33:00.000-07:00This Advent our parish is taking a special collect...This Advent our parish is taking a special collection to donate cash for the purchase of mosquito nets for the beds of children at the mission in India our Priest used to teach at. Malaria is a terrible disease that is easily prevented by a simple net. The children who are infected sometimes take years to be cured and fall far behind their contemporaries in school. It can have a lifelong negative effect.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this post Cory. It is a message we all need to hear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com