tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23982612.post8384164494591021017..comments2024-01-24T16:50:01.286-05:00Comments on A Common Life: NOT A Christmas TraditionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23982612.post-82567449217466974162011-12-16T16:13:19.475-05:002011-12-16T16:13:19.475-05:00I would like to make a comment on St. Nicholas'...I would like to make a comment on St. Nicholas' behalf. He is not a "game' or a 'make believe character' but one of the key people in the Council of Nicea 325ad that established the foundations of what we believe and what books would be included in the Bible. He was also a very generous person who gave everything he had to help the poor in his country. Yes, many people have distorted his character (we have Coca Cola to thank for that) But the facts remain. He can be taught to your children as a pillar of our faith, much like the Apostle Paul. If you say Saint Nicholas fast enough you get Santa Claus.sandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23982612.post-66404780024897755942011-12-16T13:06:21.967-05:002011-12-16T13:06:21.967-05:00I will not encourage Santa Clause to Zoey because ...I will not encourage Santa Clause to Zoey because I consider it lying. She does sit on Santa's lap, though, every year because of other influences in our family (her Nana and Pop)- they have a good friend who plays Santa at the mall and they insist we get pictures of her with Santa. I do not put gifts "from Santa" though. I plan on telling her the truth, that Santa is made up if she ever asks, but until then I'm kind of stuck in a tough position of keeping everyone happy in the family. I enjoy your blogs, keep em' comin'!~Laurie~Kozlowski~https://www.blogger.com/profile/16952597645961790495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23982612.post-30000733868600012822011-12-16T08:11:12.477-05:002011-12-16T08:11:12.477-05:00We also focus on the Incarnation, and not Santa Cl...We also focus on the Incarnation, and not Santa Claus. Our children were told that Santa Claus is a 'game' that some people play, a make believe character. But that we wanted them to know that while it is a fun game to play, it is only a game. Christ is real, and His coming is reason for the celebration of the season. This really rattled our family members who 'played' Santa in a pretty serious way. They were a little unhappy with us and we had to give an annual warning to our children about spoiling the game of Santa for their cousins. ;0)Susan Holt Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749938089225810268noreply@blogger.com