Comments on: Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 4 http://gidgetgoeshome.com/2009/11/19/retro-reading-christmas-manifesto-part-4/ finding contentment in daily life Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:41:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: erika http://gidgetgoeshome.com/2009/11/19/retro-reading-christmas-manifesto-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-7343 erika Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:55:43 +0000 http://gidgetgoeshome.com/?p=1590#comment-7343 I would love to hear how you celebrated Advent growing up and how you plan to do it now. I have researched it a bit but really haven't figured out how I would go about doing it in our family. I read Hundred Dollar Holiday last year and it also impacted me. I feel the same way you do/ did about giving and receiving gifts. My heart still needs changing and I really want to get to my kid's hearts before they get too carried away with it. I would love to hear how you celebrated Advent growing up and how you plan to do it now. I have researched it a bit but really haven’t figured out how I would go about doing it in our family.

I read Hundred Dollar Holiday last year and it also impacted me. I feel the same way you do/ did about giving and receiving gifts. My heart still needs changing and I really want to get to my kid’s hearts before they get too carried away with it.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://gidgetgoeshome.com/2009/11/19/retro-reading-christmas-manifesto-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-7315 Elizabeth Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:38:03 +0000 http://gidgetgoeshome.com/?p=1590#comment-7315 This is how we simplyfied gift giving to our daughter: http://www.christianitytoday.com/momsense/2002/winter/1.30.html My husband and I don't exchange gifts. We ususally make some gifts for the family. Last year we made a DVD of photos from the year and framed artwork our daugher had made at school. (Also a great way to cut down on the schoolwork clutter!) This year I am making photo calendars. This is how we simplyfied gift giving to our daughter: http://www.christianitytoday.com/momsense/2002/winter/1.30.html

My husband and I don’t exchange gifts. We ususally make some gifts for the family. Last year we made a DVD of photos from the year and framed artwork our daugher had made at school. (Also a great way to cut down on the schoolwork clutter!) This year I am making photo calendars.

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