There is a Happy Dale - Ho Hum......but atleast it's not Bah Humbug

There is a Happy Dale

Dec. 15, 2005

Ho Hum......but atleast it's not Bah Humbug

Ever gotten the Winter blues? Not sure what is causing it. I even have a "stress" sore in my mouth and yet I am not sure why. Probably the ole hormones playing games again. LOL

Why do we let ourselves get caught up in the commercial part of Christmas. Why is it that we have to have the perfect gift/s for everyone. No one can be left out. A toaster oven for mom, a harmonica for son, a doll set for daughter, tool set for dh........and the list goes on. The money has stopped but the list goes on. How did a holiday that was supposed to be about redemption and salvation become one of debt and glutteny?

I am not downing Christmas or gift giving or dinners with families.....but when did they get to the point that they started causing stress? How did it end up causing stress?

I don't know that I am even stressed about all of that really. Not really stressed at all. More like down.

I think the root of my blue mood is our church situation this year. This is the first year we haven't had a church family to share it with and it is so upsetting. After a year of being betrayed by everyone we held near and dear for more then 12 yrs it is lonely not to have them all around. I try not to dwell on all of that, and yet it was such a big part of our lives until now. I feel so lonely..........

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Dec. 21, 2005 - (((hugs)))

Posted by Fimsey

We changed churches a little over a year ago. It's hard. We still feel like we don't completely fit in. The people there are wonderful and we certainly get fed there. There's tons of opportunities the serve. I guess it all just takes time. As far as the feeling down about Christmas - I was there last week. I figure that I will feel down if I focus on how most people chose to celebrate. My mood changed when I changed the focus to how I feel convicted to celebrate it and then doing my best to celebrate it that way. Hope you're enjoying your new blog. It looks great!

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Dec. 22, 2005 - Thanks for commenting on my blog, and...

Posted by mom23munchkins

I want you to know that things like this DO get better! As far as our church, everyone is still friends, lives fairly near each other, and will most likely keep in contact, but, from the time I was 3 until I was 18, my parents operated a shelter, a rescue mission, for homeless women and their children. After 12 years in the ministry, we were contacted by the local media one day, and my Dad was asked if had a response to the allegations being made against him. He could only reply "WHAT allegations"? We would later come to find out that he was being accused of sexual misconduct, and in one case rape, by women that we had helped in the mission. These were women that had stayed at the shelter, then gotten jobs and apartments nearby and still came to the shelter to help out, to go to church with us, to attend our nightly devotional time, etc. I took thier kids on outings that I paid for, I babysat for them, and on and on. These ladies were dear friends to me, and to my family! To say that we were in shock is an uderstatement. The local media got hold of the story, so it was everywhere~tv, radio, newspaper, kids were whispering about it at school, all sorts of awful things. By the time it was all over, even though the accusations were ALL later proven to be FALSE, the ministry had lost all it's monthly support. Our home was bought in the name of the ministry, so we lost that too. We lost home, church, friends, everything. It is the hardest thing I have ever been through.
I"m not telling you all this to minimize your situation. I"m telling you this to say that God DID bring us through all of that, and He will do the same for you if you lean on Him. I relied heavily on Psalm 27 during this time. Maybe it will help you too. I"ve aded you to my friends list, and will keep in touch, and keep you in my prayers.
Blessings,
Mom23munchkins ( Vicki)

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Dec. 22, 2005 - Thank you for the encouragment

Posted by mummyof3

Vikki, I can't even begin to imagine what your poor family went through. My dad went through some pretty tough things in the ministry also. I could go into horror stories......ugh.
But as you have said, God has seen us through the bad times. There is a song called Stand Still by the Isaacs. I listened to it over and over and over again every day for about 3 months while we have been going through all of this. I wish I could post a link to the song somehow. If anyone knows how to do that please let me know!

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