tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30298005.post970359226864584059..comments2023-08-11T03:53:22.827-04:00Comments on Breath of Life: The Santa ClauseMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06975604185902947297noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30298005.post-17836235849261857202008-12-19T23:51:00.000-05:002008-12-19T23:51:00.000-05:00We do Santa, sort of. I mean, we put out gifts th...We do Santa, sort of. I mean, we put out gifts that are surprises on Christmas Eve and all that, but we never talk about him much nor have we ever (to my knowledge) warned the kids that they had to be good or Santa wouldn't come. We also do little to perpetuate the notion; for instance my husband will almost play devil's advocate, trying to get the boys to think for themselves: "How WOULD Lisa Spencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990706355525884593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30298005.post-61577572147364900422008-12-13T17:45:00.000-05:002008-12-13T17:45:00.000-05:00I totally agree. The world is filled with delight...I totally agree. The world is filled with delightful little things meant to be fun. There's nothing wrong with that. And part of life is figuring out "the truth" whether it be about Santa or many other things. Santa still fills a stocking for me, too. He's the only one who know that particular kind of running sock I need every year.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786838392389718536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30298005.post-11145860802765366072008-12-13T16:39:00.000-05:002008-12-13T16:39:00.000-05:00ps: I love this line:We enjoy the fantasy of Santa...ps: I love this line:<BR/><BR/>We enjoy the fantasy of Santa. We cling to the reality of Jesus.His Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615344417588586576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30298005.post-73515063795254438772008-12-13T16:37:00.000-05:002008-12-13T16:37:00.000-05:00I totally love the pretend game of Santa... We did...I totally love the pretend game of Santa... We did as kids and I never ever felt betrayed when I found out that he wasn't real. I fully intended to play that game for as long as the kids enjoyed it, but like I mentioned in my post, I had no real choice. When my son asked if God was real immediately after he asked if Santa was real, the jig was up. <BR/><BR/>We do still pretend, though. We put His Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615344417588586576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30298005.post-35802684409860222432008-12-13T09:02:00.000-05:002008-12-13T09:02:00.000-05:00Nice post BOL. We have Jesus in our lives every da...Nice post BOL. We have Jesus in our lives every day of the year...I like that:)much2ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02392298165950651491noreply@blogger.com