Part 3 of 5
3. Enjoy family
One of the great things about Christmas is being able to spend extra time with your family. But, when you spend extra time with family, you also have the opportunity to have more quarrels with family. If there is any time during the year when you need to get along with your family it is throughout the Christmas season. Don’t get me wrong, I believe you ought to get along with family throughout the whole year, but if Christmas is going to be a special time then you need to enjoy the family that God has given you.
One of the ways you can enjoy your family is by establishing family traditions that you do every year. Traditions make memories. When you think back to the memories you have when growing up, it was most likely the things that you did every year. If family traditions gave you memories with your family as a child, then you should establish some traditions that you do with your family.
For instance, our family has what we call, “The seven days of Christmas.” What we do is sit down and plan something that we will do each day for the seven days preceding Christmas day. This is something that the whole family participates in so that everyone gets to do something they enjoy. Let me make this clear, most of what we do does not entail spending money, but rather spending time together. This helps us to enjoy Christmas as a family.
Likewise, you should spend some time enjoying family that is not with you. If you are not able to spend Christmas with parents or grandparents, then you should be sure to call them if at all possible. There are many elderly who will spend their Christmas alone with no phone calls. This should not be the case with your family. Set some time aside to call family who is not with you. This will let them know that you love them and miss them as well.
Furthermore, because Christmas is a time when families get together, you are more prone to have disagreements with your family during this time. When spending time with family, avoid confrontational subjects. This is not time to talk politics especially when you already know that you disagree on the subject. Avoid the sibling rivalry when you are together. In other words, stop trying to one-up your sibling when you are together. You can still enjoy family even when you don’t agree with them or approve of how they live their lives. Simply spend time talking about subjects you do agree on, and keep your time together filled with activities to avoid the confrontation. Make your Christmas season a time when you enjoy all of your family.
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