Christmas will be in full swing for our family in two weeks. However, until then, it is a time to evaluate and ponder. What matters to us most this Christmas season? How do we want to spend the days of Advent. There will likely be several parties and get togethers with friends. We'll be planning several and have several others to attend. Rebekah's birthday and our anniversary are in there as well, which makes for a busy season.
And yet, we don't want to miss what matters most. The birth of Christ, time with our family, and helping others. So now is the time for us to ponder, what should the next four weeks look like? What can we give up to help alleviate the suffering of others? How best do we help our children learn about what truly matters and their responsibility to others on this planet? None of these are simple questions.
One of the ways we seek to do this is through the Advent Conspiracy. We will buy less and give more. Our church leadership announced this morning that we will be participating in this venture throughout Advent. The money raised will go towards a project through Compassion Canada. Personally, we're World Vision people, so I'm helping to head up a campaign at our school, in which every classroom will choose, and fundraise, towards something in the WV catalogue. We will also seek to help those in our community. Glynn & I are also hoping to serve Christmas dinner at Riverside Mission in Moose Jaw.
So this season we may make gifts, instead of buying all of them, and forego buying others, all in the pursuit of a saner, more sustainable Christmas.
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