Comments on: What Do You Get For the Person Who Has Everything? http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/what-do-you-get-for-the-person-who-has-everything Rants and musings about things political, philosophical, and religious. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:07:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Misi http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/what-do-you-get-for-the-person-who-has-everything#comment-59265 Misi Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:28:06 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/?p=759#comment-59265 Amen. Amen.

]]> By: Janet http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/what-do-you-get-for-the-person-who-has-everything#comment-59231 Janet Sat, 27 Dec 2008 03:36:06 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/?p=759#comment-59231 There was a year when we had all we wanted of what we could afford. That year I gave my daughters a private party with dance instructions provided by a couple from our church. We also invited a girl (who was as poor as we were) to spend the night and we stayed up all night making presents for her family. It was so much fun to watch her make gifts for her mom and brother and we all went to bed happy and content after taking her home the next day. It was one of our favorite Christmas celebrations ever. You can't really buy Christmas; it dwells in your heart and everyone could use a little more love. There was a year when we had all we wanted of what we could afford. That year I gave my daughters a private party with dance instructions provided by a couple from our church.

We also invited a girl (who was as poor as we were) to spend the night and we stayed up all night making presents for her family. It was so much fun to watch her make gifts for her mom and brother and we all went to bed happy and content after taking her home the next day. It was one of our favorite Christmas celebrations ever.

You can’t really buy Christmas; it dwells in your heart and everyone could use a little more love.

]]> By: Carborendum http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/what-do-you-get-for-the-person-who-has-everything#comment-59230 Carborendum Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:52:16 +0000 http://www.connorboyack.com/blog/?p=759#comment-59230 I wonder if many parents would change the nature of the gift-giving traditions if the scripture, instead of referring to moth and rust, referred to children. Admittedly, my house has lots of clutter. But there are really only two items I own over which I could credibly be accused of materialism. I get very nervous when my children play too close to them. But the other day I was weighing the loss of these items due to my children's actions when this scripture came to my mind. At that time I resolved to enjoy what I have while I have them. But I would always keep in mind that eventually, time will make a meal of all of it. I wonder if many parents would change the nature of the gift-giving traditions if the scripture, instead of referring to moth and rust, referred to children.

Admittedly, my house has lots of clutter. But there are really only two items I own over which I could credibly be accused of materialism. I get very nervous when my children play too close to them. But the other day I was weighing the loss of these items due to my children’s actions when this scripture came to my mind.

At that time I resolved to enjoy what I have while I have them. But I would always keep in mind that eventually, time will make a meal of all of it.

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