Tonight, my friend treated me to a belated birthday dinner. As we entered the mall, I could already see it... the giant, shiny balls dangling from the draping, green garlands.
"Oh no," I thought, "it's already started."
We strolled through the mall's center, and there it was-- a gigantic, humungous, gargantuan (should I go on?) Christmas tree, complete with jolly old St. Nicholas in front, child on his lap, ho-ho-hoing for the camera.
But what struck me the most were the giant presents around the tree. They were screaming to me, "More presents! Buy more presents!"
I promised that I would never rant on my blog, so I won't. But I am pleading with you:
Please don't let Christmas commercialism bulldoze through your Thanksgiving.
In fact, don't let the food, the football, or family differences overshadow your Thanksgiving either. Take steps this year to make your holiday season different, by being more content, more forgiving, more grateful, and more focused on Him who gives us all things.
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