Commercialism is here...

The "Christmas" season is in its full swing, parties, programs, shopping, singing, running, and so much more. I am trying to keep a positive attitude, it seems to me each year this season gets more and more about the bigger and better then about Christ. That bothers me, it bothers me so much that this year I almost gave in to my desire to cancel the whole thing. I mean what do I really need? What do my kids really need? Why do we need a whole month just to celebrate greediness? These are the thoughts and motivations that Coby and I try so very hard to NOT have our children succumb to. We spend 11 months of the year teaching them the exact opposite of this and in one page turn of the calendar its seems to be undone. The focus is changed and all of the sudden I feel as if the world is going to have more influence over my children then my husband and I do. I tend to focus on that and not see what is right in front of me, four pairs of eyes, four hearts, four tender spirits that remind me they DO know what this is all about. For all my concern about commercialism and selfishness they are still wanting the simple things. You see just this morning I had a little person come in and get me out of bed with HUGE eyes all sparkling and pulled me into the living room NOT to point out the pile of presents under the tree but the big icicles hanging from our eves outside. And on Sunday those same eyes were sad upon hearing that we were not going to be able to go caroling at the Care Center like we have done in the past years. You see I am still reminded that, yes, they do have their priority's in order, and even if the world has theirs messed up my four little chickens have their hearts in the right place. I am amazed at the simple fact that during this time of year when it is so easy to get "caught up" in the me me me attitude they are still wanting to give of themselves and are finding joy in the icicles. :)