Comments on: Grandkids’ Stockings

By: Hung By the Mantel « WonderGirl and the Sift

Hung By the Mantel « WonderGirl and the Sift — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:43:08 +0000

[...] 20, 2009 · Filed under Spiritual Places I really enjoyed this short post over at Femina, about the extravagance of God. Â What better time than at Christmas to mimic His [...]

By: Amy Hayes

Amy Hayes — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:17:47 +0000

Speaking of grandkids….

I had a road trip today and re-listened to your “Grandmothers and Mothers-in-law” CD set. So excellent! My grandgirl is only 3 months old and I’ve already listened to it twice and found a wealth of helpful wisdom. I find as the first grand-baby holidays approach, I needed the attitude adjustment that comes from hearing again the right, good things I know to do and think, but still need repeated so often! Thank you for the work you’ve done in making a good word in due season available to those of us who find need of it.

Have a lovely Christmas season with your little buddies!

By: guinever

guinever — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:26:21 +0000

One of the things that came to mind in reading this post is how can you be sure that you’ll have 15 grandkids next Christmas?=) With it being more than 12 months away, there may be one already on the way you don’t yet know about and there’s still 3 more months for one ore more to be conceived in order to make an appearance by Christmas 2010:)

By: Luma

Luma — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:53:28 +0000

“God stuffs our stockings full of unnecessary pleasures and over-our-quota goodness day after day. Oh, to be like Him.”

Now you’ve done it, I’m crying…. thank you… really needed to refocus this afternoon.

Love,
Luma

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:52:16 +0000

Oh, what a GREAT POST!

By: Emily Darling

Emily Darling — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:38:25 +0000

God bless Christmas stockings filled with unnecessary objects, and God bless you, Nancy, for keeping up the tradition for your grandkids. It is so gratifying to walk into my in-laws’ home on Christmas and see all the stockings in a row, lovingly hand-crafted and filled by my sweet mother-in-law. What a comfort to the children who expect this gift of love each year. On a practical note, she does her collecting for the stockings all year long in thrift shops, at yard sales, on discount, etc., so it does not become a stressful event or a financial burden. We are so blessed!

By: Amy Hayes

Amy Hayes — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:35:20 +0000

Amen!

We have our first grandbaby this year and I’m stealing all kinds of Wilson ideas. We instituted Advent gifts and I’m working on making a stocking to match the one her daddy had growing up. When I first got married, I felt my husband’s idea of Christmas gifts was extravagant and over the top. Now I’m so glad he insisted and I have full license to shower the kids and now the grandbabies with things to make them smile and giggle Christmas morning. Thanks for inspiring us with great Christmas tradition ideas!

By: Katherine N.

Katherine N. — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:28:44 +0000

I’m not sure why, but this post brought tears to my eyes Since this is the first year that my oldest is really getting Christmas (Infact, she just calls it Jesus’ Birthday), I’m having so much fun getting little odd’s and ends to fill her stocking with. Thanks so much!

By: bean

bean — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:05:41 +0000

I love this! I keep coming back here for a good fill up of my Christmas-celebration-gas-tank – I’m still horribly new at this part and keep thinking “why is this NECESSARY?” and need to keep reminding myself that unnecessary abundance is a tremendous reflection of God. THANK YOU!

By: Becky Pliego

Becky Pliego — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:02:44 +0000

We have a marvelous God!

And it is so true what you just wrote…unnecessary…so much more.

I pray that my heart will overflow of gratitude this season!

Thank you, as always!