Comments on: Sit back and enjoy the Holidays! http://www.bigelowteablog.com/2007/12/04/sit-back-and-enjoy-the-holidays/ The official blog of Bigelow Tea Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:13:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Valorie http://www.bigelowteablog.com/2007/12/04/sit-back-and-enjoy-the-holidays/#comment-18065 Valorie Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:48:27 +0000 http://www.bigelowteablog.com/2007/12/04/sit-back-and-enjoy-the-holidays/#comment-18065 Dear Judy, That is great advice. I went to a service this weekend and the message was that we should be the Christmas light-it shouldn't be about putting up the lights and the bows and the gifts. I just loved that...and I carried it with me all weekend. That is the truth, no matter what our faith, no matter what the holiday-we are all the lights that carries good works to those around us. I need to keep reminding myself of that important point, the holidays are about doing good things for people (kindness, love, grace)-that is the best gift we all have to give.... With warmest wishes, Cindi Dear Judy,

That is great advice. I went to a service this weekend and the message was that we should be the Christmas light-it shouldn’t be about putting up the lights and the bows and the gifts. I just loved that…and I carried it with me all weekend. That is the truth, no matter what our faith, no matter what the holiday-we are all the lights that carries good works to those around us. I need to keep reminding myself of that important point, the holidays are about doing good things for people (kindness, love, grace)-that is the best gift we all have to give….
With warmest wishes,
Cindi

]]> By: Judy http://www.bigelowteablog.com/2007/12/04/sit-back-and-enjoy-the-holidays/#comment-17980 Judy Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:25:28 +0000 http://www.bigelowteablog.com/2007/12/04/sit-back-and-enjoy-the-holidays/#comment-17980 Cindi my dear, To destress the holidays simplify them. I'm a history reenactor and we do our holiday in 1860's tradition with token gifts or hand made items. Last year I made gilded walnuts for the tree and gave these as gifts for friends wrapped in brown paper decorated with 1860's stickers I printed myself. In the old days, the tree was small, set on a table, and the emphasis was on family and friends...but these days we make too much fuss about the gifts. If our friends don't light up with a smile when they see us...then it's not the gifts we need to worry about, is it? Cindi my dear,
To destress the holidays simplify them. I’m a history reenactor and we do our holiday in 1860’s tradition with token gifts or hand made items. Last year I made gilded walnuts for the tree and gave these as gifts for friends wrapped in brown paper decorated with 1860’s stickers I printed myself. In the old days, the tree was small, set on a table, and the emphasis was on family and friends…but these days we make too much fuss about the gifts. If our friends don’t light up with a smile when they see us…then it’s not the gifts we need to worry about, is it?

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