So let's make this easy, if we can: tell us five things you need to accomplish before Christmas Eve...
Well, my Christmas gifts are all wrapped and I am officially on vacation until next year. After tomorrow, my son will be, as well.
We studied different midwinter celebrations and have decided to choose a couple of ways to celebrate the winter solstice, Hanukkah and the 12 days of Christmas. Lots of candle-lighting, some saying of blessings, singing a dreidel song we found online, reading a couple of psalms, singing one verse for each of the 12 days and, of course, watching Christmas movies :).
1) Get my friend Mark's address so I can send him a card (because he sent me one).
2) Record the brief video I will send by email to friends and relatives that will have a link to my family newsletter.
3) Take gifts over to my mom's house for her and my sister and her family and place them under the tree so they will be there already when we come over on Christmas day.
4) Decide exactly what I will make for the family Christmas brunch. So far, I'm thinking apple cinnamon bread.
5) Start celebrating! The winter solstice is this Sunday.
Merry Christmas, everyone!!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
What Were You Thinking?
From an interview with beliefnet.com...
Rick Warren: I’m opposed to having a brother and sister be together and call that marriage. I’m opposed to an older guy marrying a child and calling that a marriage. I’m opposed to one guy having multiple wives and calling that marriage.
Steven Waldman: Do you think, though, that they are equivalent to having gays getting married?
Rick Warren: Oh I do. …
These comparisons really anger me!
I see them as being divisive and offensive and insulting. And if I, personally, were throwing a party to celebrate some momentous occasion in my own life, I would never invite him. I wouldn't want him anywhere near it.
What is our President-Elect thinking?
He said today that he is a "fierce advocate of equality for gay and lesbian Americans". Lovely to hear that from him and how wonderful that he has a reason to say it.
But his choice to have Rick Warren perform the invocation at his inauguration weakens the impact of that statement.
Rick Warren: I’m opposed to having a brother and sister be together and call that marriage. I’m opposed to an older guy marrying a child and calling that a marriage. I’m opposed to one guy having multiple wives and calling that marriage.
Steven Waldman: Do you think, though, that they are equivalent to having gays getting married?
Rick Warren: Oh I do. …
These comparisons really anger me!
I see them as being divisive and offensive and insulting. And if I, personally, were throwing a party to celebrate some momentous occasion in my own life, I would never invite him. I wouldn't want him anywhere near it.
What is our President-Elect thinking?
He said today that he is a "fierce advocate of equality for gay and lesbian Americans". Lovely to hear that from him and how wonderful that he has a reason to say it.
But his choice to have Rick Warren perform the invocation at his inauguration weakens the impact of that statement.
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