Posts Tagged ‘Christmas’

Dec

Links of the Week: Christmas Edition

Posted by: jdeddins in Influences

I know that this has been a crazy week with lots of holiday activities for everyone. Things have been hectic at our house as we prepare to move and also try to retain a sense of normalcy (whatever that is) during Christmas. Therefore we still set up our Christmas tree and Nutcracker collection and had the family in to celebrate with us. A need to gave a huge thanks to my wife Meg, without who Christmas would be a total bust!

Because of Christmas I have selected a few of my favorite post from the week that carried a Christmas theme:

Congrats to our friends the Felkers who are announcing their anticipation of a boy in the coming year.
Rethinking Christmas? Rethinking the Nativity Scene, this video on Youtube was wonderful, but I have linked to the blog that first saw this on.
I have just started reading the blog of one of my friends from college, Charles Kaiser. Chuck shared some wonderful thoughts what we should embrace about the Christmas story.
Equally as good, from another new blog I have been reading is Matt Dabb’s thoughts.

I hope you enjoy these links, continue to have fun with your families and may God bless you with safety in all of your travels!

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Dec

Christmas Traditions

Posted by: jdeddins in Family

One of the wonderful things about marriage that the new family has to figure out what to do for the holidays and how to combine Christmas traditions. Having been married for 7 years now we have pretty much figured out our routine. This year my wife’s family is with us for Christmas (including her brother and sister-in-law). One tradition that our family has is that my mother-in-law makes pajamas for the family and we open them on Christmas Eve, immediately put them on and get ready for bed. It helps me satisfy one of my family’s traditions (which is to have Christmas from family members on Christmas Eve and presents from Santa on the 25th).

But down the road from is, in Denham Springs, one family has taken traditions to the extreme. Since the early 1960’s the Messenger Family has created a Christmas display each year that mixes pop culture with the Nativity Scene. Some of my favorites are the black light display entitled “Christmas Carnival and another showcases Dr. Seuss. There is also a Barney and friends display for those who can stand the singing dinosaur. It requires quite a bit of dedication to do this year. We will certain miss this Christmas tradition. So if you are ever around Baton Rouge during the Christmas season be sure to check it out!