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Christmas Gift Ideas

Updated on November 28, 2018

Christmas Be Happy Snowmen

Do You Love The Christmas Season?

For a lot of people in the world, the Christmas Holiday Season is not fun or spent with family, friends or loved ones. It's not spent creating special memories or sharing traditional decorating ideas or making Grandma's recipe favorites. For some people it's a very depressing, lonely time. Statistics show that suicides rise around the holidays, especially during the Christmas season.

This is about a personal journey for me in regards to Christmas. The things I never learned about all holidays but, especially Christmas. I've never shared these feelings before with family, friends or my children. I was not taught and never learned the important details about decorating, buying and wrapping special gifts, Christmas trees and those beautiful colored lights, traditions or hand-me-down special recipes.

When I was about 7 or 8 years old, Christmas in my house disappeared. There were no more Christmas trees, decorations, presents, family, special recipes, photos or memories. My mother decided to change religions and Christmas was just gone. I remember going to school after Christmas break and my friends were all talking about what they got for Christmas, I had nothing to say. That was really hard, it was just gone.

After growing up and getting married, I was blessed with three beautiful baby girls. I celebrated Christmas with them and started my own Christmas traditions for them to pass on. We had special recipes for cookies, simple appetizers (nachos are a favorite), you know those little foods you end up munching on all day long, favorite dinners, presents and more.

As my girls grew up I added more traditions. We would all bundle up and go pick out the Christmas tree. Put the Christmas lights on the tree and strategically place Christmas decorations around the house. We got a special Santa's Cookie Plate, for his special cookies, put out the glass of milk, hung the stockings up, always joking they would have coal in their stockings. We have these special memories on video for them, they love to watch it over and over.

All those "celebration traditions" don't really matter at all. When you grow older and there are more things in life that take top priority on my list of things to do. My Mom passed away on April 12, 2015 and now it's just me and my Dad 90, yes my priorities have changed.


For more Christmas gift ideas visit Amazon for Daily Lightening Deals, simple appetizers or Retro Gifts.


Leave Milk And Cookies For Santa

Santa's Cookie Plate
Santa's Cookie Plate

The Christmas Season - Or Not

Do you love the Christmas holiday season or not?

Do you love the Christmas holiday season?

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Great Gift Baskets - So Many To Choose From

When you are at a loss for a gift idea, these gift baskets are always a good idea. With so many to choose from you can get just the right gift for anyone that's on your Christmas Holiday gift list!

Give A Gift Basket

Heart Healthy Gourmet Food Gift Basket with Smoked Salmon
Heart Healthy Gourmet Food Gift Basket with Smoked Salmon
Eat healthy with a selection of whole grains, low fat and heart healthy! Send as a delicious and thoughtful gift.
 
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