December 31, 2004
Happy New Year
I've been a little under the weather, and Spark is starved for attention after being at Grandma's house where there were 7 adults who did nothing but play with him. So there is a certain amount of crankyness at the wink household. But despite this, we've been having lots of fun. Some of our friends are in town, Spark loves the toys he got fro Christmas, I got to see Enjelani while we were in CA, and our travels have been smooth.
We were wondering how to keep the spiritual aspects of Christmas alive under the crushing weight of secular Christmas. We decided to dodge the bullet instead of facing it head on. We'll be celebrating Christ's birth on New Years instead of on Christmas. New Years is a much calmer day, and seems more appropriate anyways seeing as we base our calendar on Christ's birth. We'll see how this experiment works.
Happy New Year!
- wink [December 31, 2004 02:51 PM]Julie says:
Please keep us posted - I'm curious to hear how your experiment goes! :-) Happy New Year and Merry Christmas!
enjelani says:
it was great to see you and to meet your family. Spark's about the most photogenic kid ever!
i agree that December 25th has become quite a secular event; "Silent Night" is another song in the holiday muzak rotation, and nativity scenes are lawn props to accompany the inflatable snowmen. as a non-Christian, i'm glad there's a time of year when everything takes on a festive tone, but it is a bit troubling how holidays have a way of straying far from their origins. (how many people think about the price of war or union struggles on long weekends?)
hope your experiment goes well. :)