THe Official 2020 Christmas Thread(s)

[Aimes]

1 hour ago, Alive said:

ANd here it starts--this member just cast a bunch of other members and fellow members of the Body of Christ into a bad light.

Alive, have you been here during Christmas before to see the threads people create around Christmas time? If you have, I'm sure you've seen the some of the posts that Chicken Coop is referencing. I don't believe he was being critical or attempting to shed a negative light on fellow Christians. He is simply stating a fact of what unfortunately occurs from time to time. 

[Aimes]

3 minutes ago, Chicken coop2 said:

This is very true.  They say it's a time for family and friends, but in reality it's a time for family.

When I was in Korea, it was different because I had other friends like me who either had no family or they were in the USA or other countries.  So, we spent time together. 

I used to spend with some other single birds too, but now all of those single birds have become married birds and the majority have moved away. 

So, my igloo is where I stay on Christmas day, as I watch my tree light up and cook a full on meal for myself (and eat leftovers for days).

[Henry_iain]

So to understand our Christmas dinners, you need to know about my family a bit.

We usually take turn to host with my paternal uncle's family. He is married to a Bulgarian (Elena) and she is a vegetarian. He has two kids, a boy and a girls, and the boy, Jack, is married to an Indian(Ruchi). They are both vegan. My other cousin, Meriel, has to watch her weight, so she can't eat a lot of sugar. So our dinners tend to be culturally diverse and extremely healthy. We do usually have some sort of meat, but we ahev far more vegetables. The best is the few Bulgarian specialities that are always there. 

 

This year is a bit different because Jack and his wife left South Africa at the beginning of this year and now live in Australia. 

And my aunt on my mother's side makes more traditional things. 

we do eat quite a lot, no matter what.

[Ozarkbound]

Years ago when I was single, instead of spending Christmas alone, I volunteered at a homeless shelter. My Christmas was spent at a steam table putting mashed potatos on a plate for the occupants of the shelter. I have fond memories of that Christmas.

The town I live in now has no homeless shelter. But, my husband and I do meal on wheels and deliver to shut ins. I enjoy baking for those who are able to eat sweets.

[missmuffet]

How could it be evil when it is the Holiday we celebrate the birth of Christ?

[Ozarkbound]

One of my favorite photos is one that my daughter emailed me several Christmas's ago. She was living in California at the time and was unable to come home for Christmas. She had 3 friends in the same situation. She emailed me a photo of her and her 3 friends having chinese food in a restaurant. The photo was labeled 

"Three Christmas Orphans and a Jew do Chinese Christmas" 

[Aimes]

55 minutes ago, Chicken coop2 said:

Maybe Amy will be blooming for Christmas.  Coop Jr probably before that. 

I will keep updating about them.

I guess they could be my Christmas trees.

Ohh you could get some little lights and decorate them!

[Alive]

Please don’t use flashing blue and red lights...it would give me an anxiety attack.

[Marathoner]

Perhaps someone should kick off a "____________ Is Evil" thread. That might come in more handy.  

[walla299]

4 hours ago, Aimes said:

I do miss Santa. I wonder why he ran away.

Maybe he didn't run away. Maybe he's sunning himself on some Aussie beach as we speak . . . Can't blame him for being tired of the cold.