Going Overboard!

The Predictable Pitfalls of the Holidays!

OverINDULGING
-- "If it leads you down the wrong path, don't follow it."

Okay... Starbucks has pumpkin spice lattes and peppermint mochas. Gramma only makes the cinnamon rolls Thanksgiving and Christmas. The PEPPERMINT BARK hERSHEY KISSES ONLY COME OUT FOR ONE MONTH A YEAR! I haveeeeee to eat them! Maybe for you it's the hot buttered rum or the spiked hot cocoa at the ugly Christmas sweater parties! Pastor Grant said today something that really resonated with me. If you can't handle it, just. don't. do. it. If you struggle with over-indulging in food, then just don't go to the buffet. If you make a fool of yourself AND your spouse after a few too many drinks at the office Christmas party, maybe reconsider:)

OverSPENDING
--"Invite Jesus into every purchase you make"

Okay. So yesss. This does sound a little "sunday schoolish" bumper-stickerish. BUT. think about it :) Since during this season the whole POINT is to honor the Big Guy's birthday, everything we do to celebrate the season should be, in theory, to celebrate him :) Soo... before really... should i spend $100 on wrapping paper and gift tags and bows and ribbon and those wrist-tape dispensers (so. our family gets competitive with who finds the cutest wrapping paper. I won last year. thank youuuu Target :) just because I LOVE wrapping presents. Probably not. Not the best use of my money. :)

OverCOMMITTING
--"Sometimes the correct answer is "no"

I ALWAYS think the right answer is yes. "Can you babysit?" YES! "Wanna come over and bake Christmas cookies?" YES! "Can you head the decoration committee for the Christmas party?" OF COURSE! "Wanna have a Justin Beiber Christmas CD dance party on Friday?" HECK YEAAAH! Even though all of these things are fun, festive and there is nothing wrong with the, sometimes we just can't do it all. Sometimes, we NEED to say no, for everyone's sake ;) (p.s. FYI, don't ever ask me to be on a decorations committee. i am horrible at decorating. :)

So this is what we talked about today at Church, and he did SUCH a good job of not making it should like a list of "do's and do not's" and "ways to ruin the holiday season" :)

I just want to pick one of these things to focus on this season, and see how it goes. :)