Comments on: Saving Christmas http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/saving-christmas.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:58:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: OraWall http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/saving-christmas.html/comment-page-1#comment-24100 OraWall Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:58:39 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2007/12/saving-christmas.html#comment-24100 It's understandable that cash makes people autonomous. But what to do if someone has no money? The one way is to receive the <a href="http://bestfinance-blog.com/topics/personal-loans" rel="nofollow">personal loans</a> or just short term loan. It’s understandable that cash makes people autonomous. But what to do if someone has no money? The one way is to receive the personal loans or just short term loan.

]]> By: Ragamuffin http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/saving-christmas.html/comment-page-1#comment-4830 Ragamuffin Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:41:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2007/12/saving-christmas.html#comment-4830 The best laid plans...<br/><br/>I had a similar situation. This was the Christmas where our girls were old enough and we finally lived back in my hometown instead of being guests for the holidays and were going to go to our church on Christmas Eve. No more ridiculous contemporary fluffball services at my parents' church! A nice traditional Nativity play then receiving the Eucharist at the traditional Anglican parish we've been attending.<br/><br/>Well, that got derailed and we had to go to the generic contemporary thing again. I was in such a funk. At least the night ended nicely at home after all the Santa Claus stuff was done when me and my wife sat in front of the tree and prayed together thanking Him for our girls and each other and for the courage and obedience of Mary and Joseph so many years ago.<br/><br/>Thank God for the grace of moments that draw us back out of our vortex of self pity. :^) The best laid plans…

I had a similar situation. This was the Christmas where our girls were old enough and we finally lived back in my hometown instead of being guests for the holidays and were going to go to our church on Christmas Eve. No more ridiculous contemporary fluffball services at my parents’ church! A nice traditional Nativity play then receiving the Eucharist at the traditional Anglican parish we’ve been attending.

Well, that got derailed and we had to go to the generic contemporary thing again. I was in such a funk. At least the night ended nicely at home after all the Santa Claus stuff was done when me and my wife sat in front of the tree and prayed together thanking Him for our girls and each other and for the courage and obedience of Mary and Joseph so many years ago.

Thank God for the grace of moments that draw us back out of our vortex of self pity. :^)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/saving-christmas.html/comment-page-1#comment-4815 Anonymous Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:37:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2007/12/saving-christmas.html#comment-4815 Hi Jen, <br/><br/>I recently received the link to this article and thought you'd like to read it. It is written by Catalina from Mexico...on the Holy Mass as explained to her by the Blessed Mother and Jesus Himself. Incredible!<br/><br/>http://www.greatcrusade.org/greatcrusade/Mass/Holy_Mass-Web.htm<br/><br/>I was so moved...reading this definitely helped me from allowing the Eucharist to become routine. <br/>Merry Christmas to you...and much gratitude for being an instrument of God's grace.<br/><br/>Annette Hi Jen,

I recently received the link to this article and thought you’d like to read it. It is written by Catalina from Mexico…on the Holy Mass as explained to her by the Blessed Mother and Jesus Himself. Incredible!

http://www.greatcrusade.org/greatcrusade/Mass/Holy_Mass-Web.htm

I was so moved…reading this definitely helped me from allowing the Eucharist to become routine.
Merry Christmas to you…and much gratitude for being an instrument of God’s grace.

Annette

]]> By: MHL http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/saving-christmas.html/comment-page-1#comment-4814 MHL Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:58:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2007/12/saving-christmas.html#comment-4814 What a wonderful post. I can very much sympathize with your feeling distracted. We basically had three days of presents and family. My wife's parent's house, our house and my parent's house. In my heart I know we are so very fortunate to have a large family that loves us, but boy it can be tough. Especially on kids who haven't had enough sleep.<br/><br/>Anyway, I'm glad your mood improved. And keep up the good work on the blog. What a wonderful post. I can very much sympathize with your feeling distracted. We basically had three days of presents and family. My wife’s parent’s house, our house and my parent’s house. In my heart I know we are so very fortunate to have a large family that loves us, but boy it can be tough. Especially on kids who haven’t had enough sleep.

Anyway, I’m glad your mood improved. And keep up the good work on the blog.

]]> By: Patrick O'Hannigan http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/saving-christmas.html/comment-page-1#comment-4813 Patrick O'Hannigan Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:24:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2007/12/saving-christmas.html#comment-4813 Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us. I had the privilege of reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah at Midnight Mass this year, and although everyone in my family felt zombie-like after returning home at 1:45 am (like you and yours), we were so glad we went.<br/><br/>I think I will start praying for you. Your blog has been a help to me. Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us. I had the privilege of reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah at Midnight Mass this year, and although everyone in my family felt zombie-like after returning home at 1:45 am (like you and yours), we were so glad we went.

I think I will start praying for you. Your blog has been a help to me.

]]> By: Sarahndipity http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/saving-christmas.html/comment-page-1#comment-4812 Sarahndipity Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:47:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2007/12/saving-christmas.html#comment-4812 I can completely relate to what you said about having your mind wander during mass. That happens to me all the time. <br/><br/>I'm curious, did you take your kids to the mass? I can't imagine taking our 3-year-old to midnight mass. :-p I can completely relate to what you said about having your mind wander during mass. That happens to me all the time.

I’m curious, did you take your kids to the mass? I can’t imagine taking our 3-year-old to midnight mass. :-p

]]> By: coffeemom http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/saving-christmas.html/comment-page-1#comment-4811 coffeemom Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:43:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2007/12/saving-christmas.html#comment-4811 Jen, that might have been an angel in disguise....Merry Christmas! Jen, that might have been an angel in disguise….Merry Christmas!

]]> By: maggie http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/saving-christmas.html/comment-page-1#comment-4810 maggie Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2007/12/saving-christmas.html#comment-4810 I had a similar moment a few years ago. At Christmas Day Mass at my inlaws' church they have a group of developmentally disabled adults put on a Christmas pageant. I was in a funk- probably about the inlaws- but something fun happened when the directors were introducing the performers at the end of the show. They all stood up quietly except for one of the women who heard her named called and yelled so very loudly, "THAT'S ME!" My thoughts flashed to The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (by Barbara Robinson, WONDERFUL book) and how the kids keep saying, "Unto ME a child is born!" <br/><br/>Yes- childlike happiness. Unto ME a child is born! Merry Christmas Jen! I had a similar moment a few years ago. At Christmas Day Mass at my inlaws’ church they have a group of developmentally disabled adults put on a Christmas pageant. I was in a funk- probably about the inlaws- but something fun happened when the directors were introducing the performers at the end of the show. They all stood up quietly except for one of the women who heard her named called and yelled so very loudly, “THAT’S ME!” My thoughts flashed to The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (by Barbara Robinson, WONDERFUL book) and how the kids keep saying, “Unto ME a child is born!”

Yes- childlike happiness. Unto ME a child is born! Merry Christmas Jen!

]]> By: Tausign http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/saving-christmas.html/comment-page-1#comment-4808 Tausign Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:48:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2007/12/saving-christmas.html#comment-4808 At this Christmas Mass I had the urge to pray for those who were 'coming home' to the Church. More than 2 decades ago I 'returned' after a lapse of a dozen years.<br/><br/>My mother [recently deceased] who was visiting us for the holidays [Easter actually] simply said that she wanted to go to Mass and to take my young child who had not been into a Church since his baptism. I simply said 'I want to go too.'<br/><br/>What a grace hit me then and I never have missed since. I was begging God this Christmas to give some 'poor soul' (even if just one) the same grace to fall in love with God all over again. At this Christmas Mass I had the urge to pray for those who were ‘coming home’ to the Church. More than 2 decades ago I ‘returned’ after a lapse of a dozen years.

My mother [recently deceased] who was visiting us for the holidays [Easter actually] simply said that she wanted to go to Mass and to take my young child who had not been into a Church since his baptism. I simply said ‘I want to go too.’

What a grace hit me then and I never have missed since. I was begging God this Christmas to give some ‘poor soul’ (even if just one) the same grace to fall in love with God all over again.

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