tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post5480293512555186491..comments2024-01-12T04:51:30.233-05:00Comments on Peggy Payne's Boldness Blog: The Holiday Dilemma.Peggy Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504076672775821088noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-24239419340486451112007-12-10T13:28:00.000-05:002007-12-10T13:28:00.000-05:00The group filling of stockings sounds like a lot o...The group filling of stockings sounds like a lot of fun.<BR/><BR/>I find that there are often one or two presents that are particularly fun to give--because I feel that the person and the gift are such a good match.<BR/><BR/>Last year I cut down a holly tree for our tree that I had planted about seven years earlier after it had served as a little table tree. The grown one had to have about threeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-84797270651538706892007-12-10T10:31:00.000-05:002007-12-10T10:31:00.000-05:00I have several friends whose "christmas gifts" are...I have several friends whose "christmas gifts" are often delivered much later in the year, whenever we decide to do it, both ways. <BR/><BR/>In my family of origin, we've cut out most of the gifting and focus on getting together for good food and good company.<BR/><BR/>We enjoy decorating here, and the kids look forward to their gifts - either one "bigger" one or several "smaller." We all add tobilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-79400065154848504592007-12-09T18:47:00.000-05:002007-12-09T18:47:00.000-05:00Peggy,This is a difficult one, and if anyone has a...Peggy,<BR/><BR/>This is a difficult one, and if anyone has any answers, I would also love to hear them. Being Jewish, our holiday is spread throughout eight nights, and so there is a little more time to absorb the festivities. I also feel the pressure that you are talking about. I think that you would really have to isolate yourself in order not to get swept up into it.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328458241519464529noreply@blogger.com