I love Christmas, and I love all the trimmings that go with it.  The music, the sparkling lights, the baking,  the cooking, the eating and the parties.  And the gifts.  I so love to make and select gifts for my kids.  But I don’t like the soldiers I have to deal with, or the war that ensues. They are the foot soldiers of Kingdom Now.  Their battalions of slickly printed catalogs first arrived in my mailbox, followed by an aerial advertising assault via the web, and enticing emails.  I don’t l ike the hard fought battle to make and stay within the safe confines of a budget.  It is a battle to … Continue reading Christmas and Foot SoldiersRead More →