tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714705934434259449.post4806642120699029275..comments2015-10-24T08:39:26.460+01:00Comments on Strength and Song: 7 Quick Takes Friday* Volume 4Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210654343161593719noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714705934434259449.post-72539796351849018242010-12-17T22:15:35.407+00:002010-12-17T22:15:35.407+00:00What we've done the past few years is to put a...What we've done the past few years is to put a little something in the kids' stockings each of the 12 Days of Christmas - sometimes a candy cane, movie tickets for that day, a few Christmas pencils. Nothing elaborate, just little things. <br><br>Then, on about Day 7, I start worrying that I am just extending the materialism that this particular family tradition was supposed to combat. Oh, well...Dorian Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00350116554824445411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714705934434259449.post-16012840699335846302010-12-18T09:33:28.455+00:002010-12-18T09:33:28.455+00:00No, it sounds lovely, Dorian. I think anything tha...No, it sounds lovely, Dorian. I think anything that gets away from the one-big-splurge-of-presents-then-it-feels-like-it's-all-over debacle is a positive! It can make it such an anti-climax for the children, despite (or perhaps because of) the piles of toys. Also, I mustn't forget to get the wise men out and start journeying them over to the stable!Musings on Motherhood and Ministryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971244496160164955noreply@blogger.com