Then there are the other events going on in our town: various productions of A Christmas Carol, various Christmas Tree Lightings, holiday parades, holiday celebrations at local Museums, live nativity displays, choral concerts, special craft workshops, ice skating, newly released movies, downtown carriage rides, and holiday open houses. The list could go on but, quite frankly, my brain is fried already and it’s only December 3rd.
My trouble lies in choosing which traditional events to keep in the schedule and which new events to try out. How do you find balance between both when there’s simply not room? It seems like you have to skip one of the traditions in order to try out something new. When we have somewhere to be every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of December, I find it extremely hard to squeeze in anything but the same old things we do every year even though I hear about so many awesome things going on around my town.
What does your family do each year? Do you try to stick with the same traditional events or do you see what your city has to offer new each year? Do you try to do a mix of both and if so, how do you find the time? And how do you decide what to do? Take a minute to vote below and if you choose option three, please share with me in a comment. I really have trouble making these kinds of decisions.
I'm trying to figure this out, also. I want to start our own traditions, but we also have obligations to spend certain times with family (only B's family is nearby, which is good and bad).
ReplyDeleteI think each family has to find a balance as to what is important to you. Is it important to try new things? Then cut some of the old traditions out so you can. Is it more important to do those traditions? Then don't feel badly about missing out on the play down the street. I don't think you can go wrong as long as your focus is Christ and quality family time.