Christmas is fake in this world...

Yesterday my mom got me to wrap all of my little sisters gifts. I feel as though this is tradition because every year my mother gets me to wrap gifts for my sisters. I quite enjoy it because on Christmas morning I know which present is which and look to see their reaction when the open the gift. It's quite fun.

Anyway, as I was wrapping my mom was deciding on which presents were from Santa and which ones were from them. When I was a little kid, Santa was a man that I really liked and looked forward to at Christmas time because this man comes into your house and gives you presents. How can you NOT like this guy! Then when I got older, I found out that the jolly big guy is a fake! I was pretty sadden because I was actually tricked by my parents one year when I got to see this guy for the first time and came to my house. Turns out it was a family friend and yeah, I was a confused kid! haha.

So as my mom gave me instruction on what present was from whom I began thinking, why? Why should Christmas be fake? Why is this world allowing children to believe in someone who is not?! It confuses me because when children finally know the truth about the jolly big man its like a travesty!! THE WORLD IS GOING TO END!!! Like how could that even be possible that Santa is not real? He gave me gifts since I could remember and he is not real??

Think about it! We teach our kids that he is real and it is so huge. We know so much about this man and that he works in the North Pole, he has elves working for him, making toys. We send him letters in hopes that he will bring them to us. In December he is all over the place! In the malls and walking about in schools and other areas to bring joy to those little ones. Everyone is happy and joyful. Christmas is a great time because Santa is going to give us everything!! But how can he?? He's fake??

We get all excited and we are so desperately wanting to see him and wanting to know more about him. As a kid I had all kinds of questions that I wanted to ask him. I would write letters to him and ask a question like, "What do you feed your reindeer? Mom and dad tell me that you feed them carrots! Is that true??" Of course not because Santa is not real!

And so we all are attracted to the fake Christmas, but what about the real Christmas??? Shouldn't we be wanting to know more about the Saviour who was born to die on the cross to take away our sins? Why is it that kids know more about Santa and have so many questions and desire to know him more than Jesus??

Its crazy because should we have a desire to know the real part? Shouldn't we have a desire to seek the real and not the fake? Shouldn't this world come to understand what Christmas is really about?

It's hard to change tradition when everyone is used to doing the same thing every year.

I feel as though as Christians we should do the best we can to get the word out! To tell kids about the realness of Christmas and not the fake. For them to believe in a man who is born to die on this earth to take our sins away. For them to have a desire to know more about Him and to know that He gives everything that we need. For them to know that He loves them so much and is passionate, kind and brings joy!

Sure its fun when Santa comes but as you grow older, he is not real and brings devastation to some children and is never there for you when Jesus is there all the time, He loves you and will never leave you!

I just thought it was sad this Christmas when my little sister knew more about Santa than Jesus. Hard for me to think that in a couple of years she will actually know that Christmas is fake and that Santa will be no more...

Just a thought I would like to share. Some of you may already feel this and think this, some of you may not even had thought of this. I just would like to try and make it my goal that Christmas is not all about Santa. That we should do the best we can to get the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, out into this world and allow people to be curious, have a desire and wanting to know Him more and to follow Him.

Much Love

Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world. She took the midnight train going ANY WHERE!!

Yup, well I'm a small town girl but I don't really live in a lonely world... I did take a midnight train but it wasn't going just anywhere, it was going to the middle of no where!! Haha.

All of those who are reading this will now know that I am home for the holidays. I was able to get 2 weeks off of work to go home for Christmas. I was so lucky and blessed to be able to go. So I was able to book a train ticket really cheap (because it was a seat sale, praise God!) and go from Winnipeg to Hillsport where I will be picked up and have to drive another 1 and a half home. My train was to leave at 10:30pm and was to embark on a 14 hour train ride bringing me to Hillsport at 2:30pm the next day. When I arrived, there was already a half hour delay. I then waited and waited and that half hour became about a two and a half hour delay.

I got on the train about midnight and didn’t actually leave until 10 after 1 and that’s when the longest journey of life began. I ended up being stuck with a party of three because the train was packed!! People were having trouble trying to find a seat and well I ended up in a spot where two people sit across from you. It was kinda cramped and awkward because I didn’t even know these people. One guy left and decided to go sleep in the dome car, which was great but then left me to sit with a couple sitting across from me. I decided that I wanted to sleep in the dome car but when I left to check it out, turns out there was a party happening! Definitely wanted to get some sleep! And so I went back to my seat and reclined my chair with my jacket over my head and had a rough night sleep. I felt as though I would wake up every hour and change positions. Oh and did I mention that my headphones broke before getting on the train allowing me to only hear out of one ear! Haha BRUTAL I TELL YOU!!

It was about 7am when I couldn’t sleep any more and decided to go and have breakfast. I have gotten about 4 hours of sleep, which wasn’t so bad considering my sleeping conditions. And so I went and had breakfast where this older gentleman came to join me. We started talking and he was saying that he was coming all the way from Edmonton and going to Toronto to visit family. He said that his wife went somewhere to visit her sister out of the country and he was debating on whether or not to spend Christmas alone or to spend Christmas with family and he chose to take the train to see family. He asked me about my life and I told him that I was a teacher and I just moved to Manitoba and am trying to teach in that province. He then asked me why Manitoba and so I told him my reason why and my heart for what I feel God wants me to do. He was said “Wow, you have a very caring heart towards people. Are you a Mennonite because I am one.” I told him no and then after that the conversation just faded. I got my bill and left feeling encouraged by that man because he was surprised to see someone trying to make a change in this place.

I then left and spent some time with God which was really awesome because at this time in my trip we arrived in Ontario and it was soo good to see the trees! It was a beautiful sight and it made my heart smile. It was a very beautiful day and so I just soaked it all in and was in awe of our creator! 

Later on in the journey, I decided to spend some reading in the dome car and it was quite difficult because I was being distracted by all the beauty and I was tired. I ended up taking a nap and a woman scared me and woke me up leaving me confused on where I was. I started to freak out a little thinking that we passed Hillsport!

I then heard that we were three hours delayed and instead of arriving at 2:30, I arrived at 6 instead. It was really crazy but relaxing. I really enjoyed the ride and would definitely take it again. I know this is a long post on a silly train ride but hey! what can I say? I haven't posted in a while! :)

Much Love!