Aack! Christmas is next week and my last post was for Thanksgiving!
I'm getting a late start on my Christmas spirit, in small part due to the stores NOT saying Merry Christmas or any other generic holiday salutation to me at check out. For the last three weeks, in the countless stores I have been into, (some of them on numerous occasions) only ONE checker has told me Merry Christmas. I haven't heard a single Happy Holidays, or any other directive to get jolly for an upcoming religious festivity.
I'm not offended if someone wishes me a Happy Hanukkah as long as I get to say Merry Christmas in return and that those checkers who believe in Christ aren't sensored to silence about anything in Christ's name. I am, however, offended at the complete lack of wishing me anything merry. That just smacks communist all over the place.
The worst part is, I keep forgetting to say Merry Christmas to the checkers anyway. Those that I have remembered to say something to have smiled, wished me Merry Christmas in return, and I hope it put a little bit of the Christmas spirit back into them. I might need to have a bumper sticker slapped onto my chest that says, "I'm wishing you a Merry Christmas" in case I keep forgetting.
Bumper stickers. . .that's another post, for tomorrow if I can remember.
Merry Christmas! |
Thanks for writing about the power of the words, "Merry Christmas!" I'll slap my bumper sticker on as well!
Blessings on your Christmas,
Rachel