tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post3501754906117183470..comments2024-03-27T17:28:13.744+01:00Comments on Away From It All: Three Levels of ChristmasLisAwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03299284773832500834noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-39204029183490499192008-12-30T18:54:00.000+01:002008-12-30T18:54:00.000+01:00Hi, Lisa!I read this post as I was flipping over p...Hi, Lisa!<BR/>I read this post as I was flipping over pancakes, which made cooking really fun. You don't know how much you and your family contributed to our happy Christmas. Thanks for putting together that talk again. I could finally hear it as a whole. Your blog made me cry - it was so spiritual . Thank you. I also loved the film your family put on youtube - "O co chodzi w Swietach". It's so true. I made my family and my Mom watch it during the Wigilia. We loved it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-36986513239496484842008-12-29T12:27:00.000+01:002008-12-29T12:27:00.000+01:00Such a lovely, lovely Christmas post. By far the ...Such a lovely, lovely Christmas post. By far the best that I have read. Thank you for taking the time to post this message. You have clearly touched the lives of people both near and far.<BR/><BR/>I have to also tell you that I took the time to read about your history with your husband. I became so engrossed, I even ended up clicking on all of the links you provided. Your story is, quite simply, lovely. I will even go as far as to admit that it moved me to tears at some points. You are a very lucky woman to have found someone so perfect for you.<BR/><BR/>-Francesca<BR/><BR/>PS: Apologies that I never got back to you re the egg-nog. Yes, you can add seasoning. Things that we have added over the years include brandy, grated nutmeg, and/or ground cinnamon. Did you end up making it over the holiday?3 Bay B Chickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17900160137075495724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-71233286745396623202008-12-29T05:26:00.000+01:002008-12-29T05:26:00.000+01:00I was so busy creating level one for my children t...I was so busy creating level one for my children that level two (and not even close to level three) were much part of our Christmas this year. It was really sad, and not at all the Christmas I wanted or should have provided for my family. It's a good lesson to learn and in some ways I'm glad to have experienced it, so that I can change it in the future. But just in case, email all of this to me again sometime around Thanksgiving next year to remind me!melissabastowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707231121450160335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-16070027076717221292008-12-29T02:02:00.000+01:002008-12-29T02:02:00.000+01:00Beautiful! I hope you had a great Christmas. And I...Beautiful! I hope you had a great Christmas. And I also hope that your new year brings more blessings. I also hope that we can all strive to understand and appreciate level 3 by the time next Christmas rolls around...Little GrumpyAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065581455480762162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-7766776966561317052008-12-25T08:11:00.000+01:002008-12-25T08:11:00.000+01:00This is beautiful. Thank you for posting it.This is beautiful. Thank you for posting it.Rebecca Blevinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378726097105313400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-20477186409213511562008-12-25T03:41:00.000+01:002008-12-25T03:41:00.000+01:00Well said! I love what you have written here from...Well said! I love what you have written here from the mission president, I'm printing it off and using it as a reminder each year of what the season is truly about. It is too easy to get caught up in the hype of it all. Thanks for the great reminder!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06122377137335425159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-65417744509075872522008-12-25T02:41:00.000+01:002008-12-25T02:41:00.000+01:00What a great Christmas post!What a great Christmas post!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815636729823126855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-34396321393182763502008-12-25T01:49:00.000+01:002008-12-25T01:49:00.000+01:00This is a beautiful message, and a perfect one for...This is a beautiful message, and a perfect one for me today. (I'm a little stressed with all the logistics of Christmas.) I think I'll go read Luke 2. <BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas, friend!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270661693698065581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-78248132409769946002008-12-24T16:23:00.000+01:002008-12-24T16:23:00.000+01:00I love how you put this. May we all find the adul...I love how you put this. May we all find the adult Christ in our Christmas, when the time is right. Blessings to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-78963161365777921042008-12-24T08:26:00.000+01:002008-12-24T08:26:00.000+01:00Thank you for your thoughtful post, Lisaway. I wo...Thank you for your thoughtful post, Lisaway. I wonder why you tag your spiritual thoughts as "sorta churchy". Let it ring, sister! That was a really great way to look at the Christmas holiday. It is so true that there are two different Jesus'. We love Him in innocence when we are young, and in a fuller more desperate way when we are older. Terrific. Thanks!Kazzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411131948607000725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-16564928497255823802008-12-24T01:58:00.000+01:002008-12-24T01:58:00.000+01:00Hope you have a blessed and very Merry Christmas! ...Hope you have a blessed and very Merry Christmas! L♥ve and Hugs :) ShaunaShaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13780614646408617149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-8677522894333552182008-12-23T22:14:00.000+01:002008-12-23T22:14:00.000+01:00Beautifully stated. Thank you.Beautifully stated. Thank you.charrettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351177033783487168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-69055327876655993582008-12-23T20:02:00.000+01:002008-12-23T20:02:00.000+01:00I love this. Thank you.I love this. Thank you.Lara Neveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351324888724799014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-85151453567824604602008-12-23T19:55:00.000+01:002008-12-23T19:55:00.000+01:00This is the kind of Christmas message I love best....This is the kind of Christmas message I love best.Melanie Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489615939726209573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-46061461114783322452008-12-23T18:20:00.000+01:002008-12-23T18:20:00.000+01:00That really was a great way to state it! I'll reme...That really was a great way to state it! I'll remember this for next year.J. Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336068633235904883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-60112864401635798772008-12-23T18:18:00.000+01:002008-12-23T18:18:00.000+01:00Bravo! You said so well what has been on my mind ...Bravo! You said so well what has been on my mind today. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas. My virtual gift to you this year is an English speaking friend in your ward who lives fairly close. (that would be a bit of a miracle, huh?)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660156433881882098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-21235862929192012232008-12-23T17:28:00.000+01:002008-12-23T17:28:00.000+01:00That was great-thanks for sharing.That was great-thanks for sharing.Barbaloothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541675474218507411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-46443912695544304832008-12-23T16:54:00.000+01:002008-12-23T16:54:00.000+01:00Love that! We did a daily program with the young ...Love that! We did a daily program with the young women this year, reading different scriptures about Christ every day. I think it's made a big difference - at least it has for us. <BR/><BR/>I like the way those thoughts are organized.Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851220760568533019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-71979599713045395132008-12-23T16:46:00.000+01:002008-12-23T16:46:00.000+01:00Amen.Thank you for sharing this!Amen.<BR/>Thank you for sharing this!Aquaspcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245372987722624186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-46001468597346837722008-12-23T16:34:00.000+01:002008-12-23T16:34:00.000+01:00For God so loved the world that he gave his only B...For God so loved the world that he gave his only Begotten Son. The talk helps us remember that! Thanks!Kaylynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041085738128248862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-21876134726938552772008-12-23T16:28:00.000+01:002008-12-23T16:28:00.000+01:00Beautiful way to put it. Thanks!Beautiful way to put it. Thanks!Annette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-35749895339348384102008-12-23T16:26:00.000+01:002008-12-23T16:26:00.000+01:00Well put. We are reading some scriptures each day...Well put. We are reading some scriptures each day that Erin printed from the Friend magazine, and it seems that the editors must have heard President Engbjerg's talk, too, as we managed to dispense with Jesus' birth in the first three nights and have been reading about the adult Christ ever since!<BR/><BR/>I've appreciated it, just as I appreciated your post. Thanks,Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705342481976864019noreply@blogger.com