{"id":303299,"date":"2014-12-09T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/questions-for-christmas\/"},"modified":"2014-12-09T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-12-09T17:00:00","slug":"questions-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/questions-for-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions for Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Christmas season can be particularly stressful for families. 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When my brothers and I all got married, my parents didn\u2019t expect us to come home anymore\u2014even if we lived close\u2014but they set the expectation that, once you are married and you have your own kids, you need to do Christmas at home. I appreciate that so, so much because it made it very, very easy for us to, therefore, do our own traditions. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Tuesday, December 9<sup>th<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We\u2019ll answer the questions you have today about families, and expectations, and the holidays. That\u2019s coming up. Stay tuned. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us. Alright, we have already spent some time this week talking about Christmas, and money, and budgets, and gifts. We\u2019re going to turn our attention, now, to talking about relationships because the truth is\u2014Christmas can be a danger zone for relationships. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Make or break it holiday. It\u2019s why you need to have some safe traditions that you can go to that create positive family memories and minimize the possibility of people getting upset with each other. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, you also need to know how to forgive because, if you ever need it, you need it at Christmas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We have Barbara Rainey joining us again, as you\u2019ve just heard. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, thank you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And what we\u2019ve done this week is\u2014we\u2019ve gone on social media\u2014Facebook<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\/Twitter<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. We\u2019ve invited folks to submit questions about Christmas for this special \u201cAsk Barbara Rainey\u201d edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, which I\u2019m still concerned may be the new format for the program; but\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And replace both of us. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. So, here is a question\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I don\u2019t think so. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014here is a question that came in, Barbara: \u201cMy husband and I love our parents, but we live far away from them. We have always tried to navigate the holidays by spending Thanksgiving week with my husband\u2019s parents \/ Christmas week with my parents. But this year, we\u2019ve got this problem. We want\u2014and our teen and preteen kids\u2014really want to go skiing over the Christmas break with some of our close friends; but the Christmas break is only so long. If we did it, we would have to leave my parents the day after Christmas. I know my parents would be crushed by that. Are we wrong for doing this?\u00a0 How do we tell our parents what we want to do?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Did one of our kids send that in?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>No, they didn\u2019t. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, they didn\u2019t. Yes. You know, that\u2019s a real dilemma. I think a lot of families face that because, once you get into those habits where every year it\u2019s a certain way\u2014when you want to change that routine, it\u2019s hard on everybody. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMy simple answer is you\u2019ve got to favor your family of origin. I think this husband and wife can explain to her parents, or both sets of parents: \u201cWe need to do this with our kids while they still want to hang out with us. They are teenagers or young teenagers, and we\u2019re not going to do this every year forever and ever. We may only do this\u2014this one year\u2014but we need to spend time with our kids while they want to still be with us. They are only going to be home a few more years.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Let me just say that this is an issue of expectations. And I\u2019m just reading this question\u2014evaluating how our adult children have handled this. What they\u2019ve done is\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tthey\u2019ve, actually, developed their own traditions with their own families around these holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas so that we no longer expect any family to come visit us at those dates. We have transitioned to a time where, if we want to be with our kids, we have to go be with them. When you cling, and you control, and you try to manipulate and force somebody to come home, you\u2019re going to repel your kids from wanting to come home. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, it sounds like you are coaching the parents here\u2014the moms and dads\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014about letting loose of those expectations. But, in this case,\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, we are. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right\u2014but the son and the daughter here are saying: \u201cWe do not expect this to go over well with our moms and dads. So, what do we do?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, they have to realize that Mom and Dad may not get it. It\u2019s okay that they don\u2019t get it. I just think that she and her husband\u2014if this is something they feel that\u2019s really important that they want to do with their teenagers, and this would be a great memory for them\u2014this couple and their two or three kids\u2014to go do this for this one Christmas\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014I think they need to make that decision. They communicate it as graciously and lovingly to Mom and Dad as they can. If Mom and Dad aren\u2019t happy, they\u2019re not happy. They\u2019ll have to just get over it, eventually, because the primary family unit has to stick together. To be catering constantly to Mom and Dad is unhealthy. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Somebody else wrote to us with a different relationship question. They say: \u201cHow do you handle boyfriends, girlfriends, fianc\u00e9es\u2014like somebody saying, \u2018I\u2019d like to bring my boyfriend home for Christmas and be a part of the family celebration\u2019?\u201d\u00a0 And they are not engaged yet, but they might get engaged. Did you ever have that happen?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, we did, actually. But I was of the opinion\u2014and Dennis didn\u2019t disagree with me\u2014we didn\u2019t sit down and have a long conversation that I remember\u2014maybe we did\u2014but I felt like, until there was a formal engagement and it was a sure thing that this was going all the way to the altar\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014I just felt like to have those boyfriends or girlfriends in our house\u2014and that included in high school, too, because we have a lot of friends, who, when their children were dating someone, even in high school, they would go on vacations with the family, and they would come for Christmas, and they really included them much more freely than I felt comfortable. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, I\u2019m not saying that my way or our way is the best way, but it was what we felt comfortable with. I didn\u2019t feel comfortable having this boyfriend or girlfriend join our family for these celebrations because it felt like, to me, that I was sanctioning their relationship and saying, \u201cWe want to include you in our family in a formal way.\u201d\u00a0 I just wasn\u2019t ready to do that. We weren\u2019t ready to do that until it was really official. So, we discouraged that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, that didn\u2019t mean that they never came over, especially in the high school years. Our oldest daughter had a boyfriend her senior year in high school. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe kind of came and went a couple of times during the holiday\u2014I remember because we\u2019ve got pictures in the photo album\u2014but he wasn\u2019t there all day for Christmas Day\u2014it was a different kind of a thing. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes, and there is a flipside to this, too, because one of the young men, who dated our daughter during that time\u2014his parents kind of spotted our daughter as being a treasure \/ that she is a prize: \u201cShe is a good one for our son to get.\u201d The mother started to invite our daughter to a holiday or two\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014and both of us felt very uncomfortable with allowing our daughter to leave our home and go celebrate Christmas with another family because we thought, in this one situation\u2014we thought it was a set up for trying to arrange a relationship. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>That they were rushing things a little bit. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And truthfully, it was early in the relationship\u2014still in high school. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, I think, at these points, parents have still got to be parents. They got to be wise, and they\u2019ve got to know \u201cWhat\u2019s up here?\u201d\u00a0 And they also need to have a sense of protocol on these matters\u2014that it\u2019s a pretty big deal for a young man to bring a young lady home for Christmas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, Christmas dinner \/ Christmas morning\u2014I mean, the family traditions that have been a part of the Christmas celebration are family traditions. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>They are. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And before you invite somebody into a family tradition\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Barbara: <\/strong>They should be in the family. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014they ought to be in the family. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I agree. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>That makes sense. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That was exactly the way we felt about it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>But we had a lot of conversations about that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Oh, we did because there were some of our kids that wanted to invite boyfriends and girlfriends and vice versa. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, here is one of the questions about\u2014what about when your kids get married?\u00a0 How do you handle their going to the spouse\u2019s home for Christmas?\u00a0 All of a sudden, they say: \u201cWe came to your house for Thanksgiving. We\u2019re going to my in-laws\u2019 house for Christmas.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>And that\u2019s where\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Your feelings get hurt. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, but you have to grow up and realize that you have to take the backseat. I mean, it\u2019s their unit that they are trying to establish; and you may not be at the top of their list. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Okay; so, let\u2019s say\u2014and this isn\u2019t a question that a listener sent in\u2014but let\u2019s say that your son calls one year and says: \u201cHey, we\u2019re going to be with my wife\u2019s family at Christmas. They are going on a cruise. They\u2019ve invited everybody. Her dad is paying for everybody to go on the cruise.\u201d\u00a0 And you go: \u201cI get it\u2014great. You guys have a great time.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen, next fall, he calls and says: \u201cHey, her dad has asked us to come to Colorado for a ski vacation. He\u2019s going to pay for the whole thing this year for Christmas.\u201d\u00a0 And the third year, he calls and says: \u201cHey, her dad\u2026\u201d All of a sudden, it\u2019s like: \u201cWait. Wait. Wait. We\u2019re now completely shut out of the Christmas picture every year.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Because we can\u2019t pay to take them somewhere; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>What do you do with that?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I think if it kept happening\u2014I don\u2019t know. What would you do?\u00a0 Would we have a conversation?\u00a0 We\u2019ve had some things that are not quite like that\u2014but we\u2019ve had some things, where we feel like we\u2019re not getting as many visits. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tQuite frankly, it hurts your feelings. You just kind of wonder, \u201cWell, do we not matter anymore?\u201d\u2014and we want to matter to our children. We want to be important to our kids when they are grown up. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I think you\u2019ve got to be honest. I think you\u2019ve got to put the feelings on the table and have an honest discussion, but it\u2019s got to happen, face to face. You can\u2019t do it in an email. I\u2019m just telling you\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Telephone call?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, if it\u2019s\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Only if you\u2019re so far away there is not going to be any chance and it\u2019s really reached a point where you\u2019ve got to have a conversation. But everybody has got a context;\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014you know?\u00a0 And you don\u2019t know what they\u2019re dealing with. So, what\u2014I\u2019m not saying we\u2019ve done this perfectly, by any stretch of the imagination, because we\u2019ve had our feelings hurt. But we attempt to put ourselves in our children\u2019s shoes and go: \u201cLet\u2019s just take a step back here. What\u2019s going on?\u00a0 How can we serve them?\u00a0 How can we help them win over the long haul?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>But I will have to say that there might come a point where you need to help your son and daughter-in-law or daughter and son-in-law understand kind of what it feels like to be on our end. For instance, when our sons both got married the same summer\u2014six weeks apart\u2014I began to notice a pattern. Our sons would call on the phone, and they would want to talk to dad. Or he would answer the phone; and they would talk about work, and they would talk about sports, and they would talk about all this stuff. Then, they would hang up. After a while, I\u2019m going, \u201cDo I not exist anymore?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd I actually got frustrated with Dennis one time\u2014I\u2019m thinking: \u201cI\u2019m sitting right next to you. Why didn\u2019t you say, \u2018Do you want to say, \u201cHi,\u201d to your Mom?\u2019\u201d\u00a0 I mean, I was right there waiting for my turn; and my turn never came. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Oh, yes, she did. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>And I was so disappointed. I had my feelings hurt because I was so involved with my sons\u2019 lives\u2014involved in their weddings, spent my life on their behalf\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014and it was like I vanished off the planet. So, Dennis called one\u2014I guess you called both of them, actually, and said: \u201cYou know, I know you don\u2019t mean anything against your mom. I know you love your mom, but let me just help you understand what she\u2019s feeling.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, I could see a very similar situation over the Christmas thing. You know, here are your son and daughter-in-law or your daughter and son-in-law\u2014and they are just having a great time going on all these trips at Christmas. They are young, and they have no clue what it feels like to be you\u2014to be Mom and Dad, who are left behind in the dust. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, if you could have a phone call and say: \u201cLook, I don\u2019t want you to feel any pressure. I just want you to understand what your mom and I are feeling. And this is what we are feeling. You know, I get where you are. I get you\u2019re having these great opportunities, and we\u2019re happy for you that you are getting to do all these great things. We just want you to know it\u2019s hard on us, and we\u2019d love to find a way to see you over the holidays again someday.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>If it\u2019s a blended family\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That\u2019s even more complicated. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014the degree of difficulty really does go up, at that point. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And we\u2019ve talked about that in past editions of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You know, here\u2019s where the Bible, again, has to tutor us. It has to teach us and instruct us. You\u2019ve really got to listen because you are not going to like what it says here\u2014but in Philippians 2, it says: \u201cDo nothing from rivalry or conceit. But in humility, count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look out, not only for his own interest, but also for the interest of others.\u201d It didn\u2019t say you shouldn\u2019t look out for your own interest. It just said, \u201cDon\u2019t look out only for your own interest.\u201d\u00a0 And I think it may not end up being a Norman Rockwell Christmas, the way you envisioned and the way you two had planned it, when you started your family. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Somebody posted us a question about the sense of loss that a mom, in particular, may feel when the 20-, 25-, 30-[year] track record of family traditions is being broken by adult children, who are now off doing new things. Did you feel some of that?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, I did just because I think we, moms, invest so much energy\u2014emotional energy and physical energy\u2014into making Christmas special. It\u2019s just a wonderful time. There are so many opportunities to build memories and to do fun things with your kids. And when all of that\u2019s over, it really can feel like a great loss because so much was built in those years. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, you come to Christmas and there is no body to bake cookies with you; and there is no one to go shopping with you; and there is no one to help you decorate the tree. I mean, my girls helped me decorate the tree all the time; and now, I\u2019m doing it all. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes, Mary Ann and I look at each other and go, \u201cWhy even put up a tree?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, I don\u2019t anymore\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>\u2014because it\u2019s not worth it to me. Part of the reason I did all of those things was for my kids. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, that my kids aren\u2019t here anymore the meaning really\u2014a lot of the meaning is gone. A lot of the emotional investment in all of those activities is not there anymore. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>You do have a different kind of tree you\u2019re putting up now?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I do have a different kind of tree. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>With some special ornaments on them?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, it\u2019s really kind of different\u2014it\u2019s kind of fun. But yes, I actually have a twig tree. It came about because we were remodeling one Christmas. We just literally could not put up a regular Christmas tree, but I wanted to have something. So, we had this tree that had died, and I got out in the yard\u2014Dennis helped me cut some of the branches off. We mixed Plaster of Paris\u2014remember doing that?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Do I remember?!\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>And I spray painted all the branches white. We stuck them in this Plaster of Paris in this really cool pot. I hang all of my Adorenaments<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> on that tree. Really, I like it better than a green tree because all the Adorenaments show up\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>\u2014so well because they are not getting stuck and hidden in all the branches. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>These are the names of Jesus that you\u2019ve crafted into ornaments that hang on trees. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn fact, somebody wrote and said, \u201cHow should I handle it if my mom has expectations that I\u2019ll decorate the house with her ornaments, and I don\u2019t,\u201d\u2014oh no, I wasn\u2019t supposed to read that line\u2014[Laughter]\u2014just kidding on that one!\u00a0 You got stuck on that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I was in there\u2014you had the hook in my mouth all the way. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We should tell listeners a little bit about how you\u2019ve been investing, during these empty nest years. You\u2019ve been focusing on the rest of our Christmases now that you don\u2019t have to spend so much time on your own; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. Yes. I\u2019ve had a lot of fun\u2014I have to say, in the last few years, creating ornaments for Christmas that are all about Christ. I just\u2014I remember wishing for this \/ longing for this all those years that we did Christmas with our kids\u2014I wanted something that was more about Christ as the focal point for our Christmas celebration, and I couldn\u2019t find anything. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, in the last three years, we\u2019ve created three sets of Adorenaments that are all the names of Christ. The first set is the Christmas names of Jesus, which come from the Luke account and from Isaiah\u2014so, the names that we are most familiar with in the Christmas story: \u201cHe shall be the Savior. He will be Emmanuel.\u201d\u00a0 All of those names\u2014we\u2019ve made into ornaments. Then, last year, we did a set that were His royal names. So, we know that Jesus is the King. He will come back and rule one day as the King. In fact, He is King of kings and Lord of lords. So, we made a set of seven crowns, and on the band of each crown is written one of those royal names that Jesus owns and will be called. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd then, this year, we have a third set of seven names which are His Savior names that describe His work as our Redeemer and our Savior. So, those seven names are on crosses. The crosses are made, then, to be hung on your Christmas tree. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn addition, this year, we have a star tree topper which I am really, really excited about because it\u2019s this pretty good-sized star. It says, \u201cI Am the Bright Morning Star,\u201d which is what Jesus said about Himself in Revelation 22:16. At the top of our tree, we will have this star proclaiming the name of Christ. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, will that go on the twig tree?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I don\u2019t know. If it doesn\u2019t, I\u2019ll find a place to put it, I promise. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>We\u2019ll drill a hole in the Plaster of Paris. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>We\u2019ll find a way. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>We\u2019ll find a way to stick\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014another branch in there. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>But I\u2019m so excited that, now, we have what I always wished for\u2014which is that our Christmas trees\u2014those of us who name the names of Christ \/ those of us who are believers\u2014we can actually have Christmas trees in our homes that proclaim what Christmas is all about. It\u2019s not about cupcakes, and teddy bears, and footballs, and all the stuff that we hang on our Christmas trees\u2014and there is nothing wrong with that\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014but, when that\u2019s all there is, and there is nothing about Christ on your Christmas tree, and there is very little in your house that proclaims who He is\u2014there is something that is a little wrong about that. So, I am thrilled that we have these ornaments to offer. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And there are two points I want to make here. First, she has really made a gross understatement of how magnificent these Adorenaments are. The Christmas names of Christ\u2014I wish our listeners could understand how many hours \/ how many days you worked on the finish that ended up being used on these metal ornaments\u2014they\u2019re really beautiful. And then, the crowns\u2014there are seven different crowns\u2014each one proclaiming a different name for our Savior. And then, the crosses are seven different crosses from different continents \/ different eras. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tEach of these sets has a book that goes with it that gives you a devotional with your family to be able to explain what the name means and where the cross came from:\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tthe Celtic cross, the Ethiopian cross. My favorite is the anchor cross in the shape of an anchor\u2014spectacular cross. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd if you\u2019ll start looking in the Bible at how important the name of Jesus is\u2014the promise in Philippians 2 is that, at the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014and every tongue will confess that Jesus is the Lord to the glory of God the Father. Well, you can celebrate that, as a family, now. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd Bob, you\u2019ve heard me say this many times, here on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. For a number of years\u2014I wouldn\u2019t say Barbara complained; but she kind of groused that there wasn\u2019t really anything that really helped her, as a mom, and me, as a dad, get centered around the holiday like these names do. And she\u2019s done it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tShe\u2019s used her gifts to be able to do something that is now being used in tens of thousands of people\u2019s homes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>And these ornaments really are beautiful. I want to encourage listeners, \u201cGo to EverThineHome.com.\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s the website where you can see all that Barbara has been working on\u2014on display there\u2014the Savior names of Jesus, seven new ornaments for your tree, along with past years of Adorenaments. There are the Christmas names and His royal names. You can see them all laid out for you at EverThineHome.com. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd there are other resources. There are dozens of items for your home that are on display at Barbara\u2019s website. So, again, we hope you\u2019ll go\u2014you can order, online, if you\u2019d like, from EverThineHome.com. If you have any questions about what Barbara has been working on or if you\u2019d like to order by phone, call 1-800- \u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then, the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know, as we\u2019ve been tackling some of these questions that have come in from listeners today, I\u2019ve been thinking back to some of the events that we attended, earlier this fall\u2014when were in Chicago, and Portland, and Washington, DC, for our <em>I Still Do<\/em><sup>\u2122<\/sup> events\u2014and when you spoke, over in Nashville, at the event for pastors, dealing with the culture and same-sex marriage \/ homosexuality. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhenever we are out in settings like that, we always hear from listeners who come to us and say: \u201cWe appreciate the program. God\u2019s used it in our lives. We\u2019ve been listening for a long time.\u201d\u00a0 Maybe, they will have a question for us in that setting. It\u2019s just a great reminder to me of how God is able to use what we do here each day in a powerful way in the lives of a lot of husbands and wives and moms and dads, all across the country, and, now, all around the world as well. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf God has used <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> in your life this year, can we ask you to consider making a yearend contribution in support of this ministry?\u00a0 The month of December is a pivotal time for us, as a ministry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tTypically, more than 50 percent of the revenue we need to operate this ministry comes in during the month of December. What happens in December really sets the course for what will happen through this ministry in the coming year. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd we\u2019ve had some friends of the ministry, who have stepped forward recently; and they have said, \u201cWe would like to encourage your listeners to make a yearend contribution.\u201d\u00a0 And the way they\u2019ve agreed to do that is by matching every donation that comes in, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, this month, up to a total of $2,000,000. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>Of course, we are hoping to take full advantage of their generosity. In order for that to happen, we want to ask you to go to FamilyLifeToday.com. In the upper right-hand corner of the screen, where it says, \u201cI Care,\u201d click there and you can make an online donation. Again, your donation will be matched, dollar for dollar, when you get in touch with us this month. Or call 1-800-FL-TODAY. Make a donation over the phone; and your donation will also be matched if you mail it to us at: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, PO Box 7111, Little Rock, AR. And our zip code is 72223. Again, we appreciate you. We are grateful for your support of this ministry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd we hope you can join us back tomorrow. We\u2019re going to continue tackling some of the questions you have sent to us about Christmas. Hope you can tuned in for that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We will see you back next time for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHelp for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. If you\u2019ve benefited from the broadcast transcripts, would you consider <a href=\"http:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/donate\">donating today<\/a> to help defray the costs?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tCopyright <sup>\u00a9<\/sup> 2014 FamilyLife. 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It\u2019s why you need to have some safe traditions that you can go to that create positive family memories and minimize the possibility of people getting upset with each other. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, you also need to know how to forgive because, if you ever need it, you need it at Christmas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We have Barbara Rainey joining us again, as you\u2019ve just heard. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, thank you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And what we\u2019ve done this week is\u2014we\u2019ve gone on social media\u2014Facebook<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\/Twitter<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. We\u2019ve invited folks to submit questions about Christmas for this special \u201cAsk Barbara Rainey\u201d edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, which I\u2019m still concerned may be the new format for the program; but\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And replace both of us. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. So, here is a question\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I don\u2019t think so. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014here is a question that came in, Barbara: \u201cMy husband and I love our parents, but we live far away from them. We have always tried to navigate the holidays by spending Thanksgiving week with my husband\u2019s parents \/ Christmas week with my parents. But this year, we\u2019ve got this problem. We want\u2014and our teen and preteen kids\u2014really want to go skiing over the Christmas break with some of our close friends; but the Christmas break is only so long. If we did it, we would have to leave my parents the day after Christmas. I know my parents would be crushed by that. Are we wrong for doing this?\u00a0 How do we tell our parents what we want to do?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Did one of our kids send that in?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>No, they didn\u2019t. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, they didn\u2019t. Yes. You know, that\u2019s a real dilemma. I think a lot of families face that because, once you get into those habits where every year it\u2019s a certain way\u2014when you want to change that routine, it\u2019s hard on everybody. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMy simple answer is you\u2019ve got to favor your family of origin. I think this husband and wife can explain to her parents, or both sets of parents: \u201cWe need to do this with our kids while they still want to hang out with us. They are teenagers or young teenagers, and we\u2019re not going to do this every year forever and ever. We may only do this\u2014this one year\u2014but we need to spend time with our kids while they want to still be with us. They are only going to be home a few more years.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Let me just say that this is an issue of expectations. And I\u2019m just reading this question\u2014evaluating how our adult children have handled this. What they\u2019ve done is\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tthey\u2019ve, actually, developed their own traditions with their own families around these holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas so that we no longer expect any family to come visit us at those dates. We have transitioned to a time where, if we want to be with our kids, we have to go be with them. When you cling, and you control, and you try to manipulate and force somebody to come home, you\u2019re going to repel your kids from wanting to come home. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, it sounds like you are coaching the parents here\u2014the moms and dads\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014about letting loose of those expectations. But, in this case,\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, we are. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right\u2014but the son and the daughter here are saying: \u201cWe do not expect this to go over well with our moms and dads. So, what do we do?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, they have to realize that Mom and Dad may not get it. It\u2019s okay that they don\u2019t get it. I just think that she and her husband\u2014if this is something they feel that\u2019s really important that they want to do with their teenagers, and this would be a great memory for them\u2014this couple and their two or three kids\u2014to go do this for this one Christmas\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014I think they need to make that decision. They communicate it as graciously and lovingly to Mom and Dad as they can. If Mom and Dad aren\u2019t happy, they\u2019re not happy. They\u2019ll have to just get over it, eventually, because the primary family unit has to stick together. To be catering constantly to Mom and Dad is unhealthy. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Somebody else wrote to us with a different relationship question. They say: \u201cHow do you handle boyfriends, girlfriends, fianc\u00e9es\u2014like somebody saying, \u2018I\u2019d like to bring my boyfriend home for Christmas and be a part of the family celebration\u2019?\u201d\u00a0 And they are not engaged yet, but they might get engaged. Did you ever have that happen?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, we did, actually. But I was of the opinion\u2014and Dennis didn\u2019t disagree with me\u2014we didn\u2019t sit down and have a long conversation that I remember\u2014maybe we did\u2014but I felt like, until there was a formal engagement and it was a sure thing that this was going all the way to the altar\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014I just felt like to have those boyfriends or girlfriends in our house\u2014and that included in high school, too, because we have a lot of friends, who, when their children were dating someone, even in high school, they would go on vacations with the family, and they would come for Christmas, and they really included them much more freely than I felt comfortable. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, I\u2019m not saying that my way or our way is the best way, but it was what we felt comfortable with. I didn\u2019t feel comfortable having this boyfriend or girlfriend join our family for these celebrations because it felt like, to me, that I was sanctioning their relationship and saying, \u201cWe want to include you in our family in a formal way.\u201d\u00a0 I just wasn\u2019t ready to do that. We weren\u2019t ready to do that until it was really official. So, we discouraged that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, that didn\u2019t mean that they never came over, especially in the high school years. Our oldest daughter had a boyfriend her senior year in high school. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe kind of came and went a couple of times during the holiday\u2014I remember because we\u2019ve got pictures in the photo album\u2014but he wasn\u2019t there all day for Christmas Day\u2014it was a different kind of a thing. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes, and there is a flipside to this, too, because one of the young men, who dated our daughter during that time\u2014his parents kind of spotted our daughter as being a treasure \/ that she is a prize: \u201cShe is a good one for our son to get.\u201d The mother started to invite our daughter to a holiday or two\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014and both of us felt very uncomfortable with allowing our daughter to leave our home and go celebrate Christmas with another family because we thought, in this one situation\u2014we thought it was a set up for trying to arrange a relationship. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>That they were rushing things a little bit. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And truthfully, it was early in the relationship\u2014still in high school. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, I think, at these points, parents have still got to be parents. They got to be wise, and they\u2019ve got to know \u201cWhat\u2019s up here?\u201d\u00a0 And they also need to have a sense of protocol on these matters\u2014that it\u2019s a pretty big deal for a young man to bring a young lady home for Christmas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, Christmas dinner \/ Christmas morning\u2014I mean, the family traditions that have been a part of the Christmas celebration are family traditions. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>They are. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And before you invite somebody into a family tradition\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Barbara: <\/strong>They should be in the family. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014they ought to be in the family. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I agree. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>That makes sense. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That was exactly the way we felt about it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>But we had a lot of conversations about that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Oh, we did because there were some of our kids that wanted to invite boyfriends and girlfriends and vice versa. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, here is one of the questions about\u2014what about when your kids get married?\u00a0 How do you handle their going to the spouse\u2019s home for Christmas?\u00a0 All of a sudden, they say: \u201cWe came to your house for Thanksgiving. We\u2019re going to my in-laws\u2019 house for Christmas.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>And that\u2019s where\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Your feelings get hurt. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, but you have to grow up and realize that you have to take the backseat. I mean, it\u2019s their unit that they are trying to establish; and you may not be at the top of their list. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Okay; so, let\u2019s say\u2014and this isn\u2019t a question that a listener sent in\u2014but let\u2019s say that your son calls one year and says: \u201cHey, we\u2019re going to be with my wife\u2019s family at Christmas. They are going on a cruise. They\u2019ve invited everybody. Her dad is paying for everybody to go on the cruise.\u201d\u00a0 And you go: \u201cI get it\u2014great. You guys have a great time.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen, next fall, he calls and says: \u201cHey, her dad has asked us to come to Colorado for a ski vacation. He\u2019s going to pay for the whole thing this year for Christmas.\u201d\u00a0 And the third year, he calls and says: \u201cHey, her dad\u2026\u201d All of a sudden, it\u2019s like: \u201cWait. Wait. Wait. We\u2019re now completely shut out of the Christmas picture every year.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Because we can\u2019t pay to take them somewhere; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>What do you do with that?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I think if it kept happening\u2014I don\u2019t know. What would you do?\u00a0 Would we have a conversation?\u00a0 We\u2019ve had some things that are not quite like that\u2014but we\u2019ve had some things, where we feel like we\u2019re not getting as many visits. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tQuite frankly, it hurts your feelings. You just kind of wonder, \u201cWell, do we not matter anymore?\u201d\u2014and we want to matter to our children. We want to be important to our kids when they are grown up. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I think you\u2019ve got to be honest. I think you\u2019ve got to put the feelings on the table and have an honest discussion, but it\u2019s got to happen, face to face. You can\u2019t do it in an email. I\u2019m just telling you\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Telephone call?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, if it\u2019s\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Only if you\u2019re so far away there is not going to be any chance and it\u2019s really reached a point where you\u2019ve got to have a conversation. But everybody has got a context;\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014you know?\u00a0 And you don\u2019t know what they\u2019re dealing with. So, what\u2014I\u2019m not saying we\u2019ve done this perfectly, by any stretch of the imagination, because we\u2019ve had our feelings hurt. But we attempt to put ourselves in our children\u2019s shoes and go: \u201cLet\u2019s just take a step back here. What\u2019s going on?\u00a0 How can we serve them?\u00a0 How can we help them win over the long haul?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>But I will have to say that there might come a point where you need to help your son and daughter-in-law or daughter and son-in-law understand kind of what it feels like to be on our end. For instance, when our sons both got married the same summer\u2014six weeks apart\u2014I began to notice a pattern. Our sons would call on the phone, and they would want to talk to dad. Or he would answer the phone; and they would talk about work, and they would talk about sports, and they would talk about all this stuff. Then, they would hang up. After a while, I\u2019m going, \u201cDo I not exist anymore?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd I actually got frustrated with Dennis one time\u2014I\u2019m thinking: \u201cI\u2019m sitting right next to you. Why didn\u2019t you say, \u2018Do you want to say, \u201cHi,\u201d to your Mom?\u2019\u201d\u00a0 I mean, I was right there waiting for my turn; and my turn never came. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Oh, yes, she did. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>And I was so disappointed. I had my feelings hurt because I was so involved with my sons\u2019 lives\u2014involved in their weddings, spent my life on their behalf\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014and it was like I vanished off the planet. So, Dennis called one\u2014I guess you called both of them, actually, and said: \u201cYou know, I know you don\u2019t mean anything against your mom. I know you love your mom, but let me just help you understand what she\u2019s feeling.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, I could see a very similar situation over the Christmas thing. You know, here are your son and daughter-in-law or your daughter and son-in-law\u2014and they are just having a great time going on all these trips at Christmas. They are young, and they have no clue what it feels like to be you\u2014to be Mom and Dad, who are left behind in the dust. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, if you could have a phone call and say: \u201cLook, I don\u2019t want you to feel any pressure. I just want you to understand what your mom and I are feeling. And this is what we are feeling. You know, I get where you are. I get you\u2019re having these great opportunities, and we\u2019re happy for you that you are getting to do all these great things. We just want you to know it\u2019s hard on us, and we\u2019d love to find a way to see you over the holidays again someday.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>If it\u2019s a blended family\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That\u2019s even more complicated. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014the degree of difficulty really does go up, at that point. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And we\u2019ve talked about that in past editions of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You know, here\u2019s where the Bible, again, has to tutor us. It has to teach us and instruct us. You\u2019ve really got to listen because you are not going to like what it says here\u2014but in Philippians 2, it says: \u201cDo nothing from rivalry or conceit. But in humility, count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look out, not only for his own interest, but also for the interest of others.\u201d It didn\u2019t say you shouldn\u2019t look out for your own interest. It just said, \u201cDon\u2019t look out only for your own interest.\u201d\u00a0 And I think it may not end up being a Norman Rockwell Christmas, the way you envisioned and the way you two had planned it, when you started your family. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Somebody posted us a question about the sense of loss that a mom, in particular, may feel when the 20-, 25-, 30-[year] track record of family traditions is being broken by adult children, who are now off doing new things. Did you feel some of that?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, I did just because I think we, moms, invest so much energy\u2014emotional energy and physical energy\u2014into making Christmas special. It\u2019s just a wonderful time. There are so many opportunities to build memories and to do fun things with your kids. And when all of that\u2019s over, it really can feel like a great loss because so much was built in those years. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, you come to Christmas and there is no body to bake cookies with you; and there is no one to go shopping with you; and there is no one to help you decorate the tree. I mean, my girls helped me decorate the tree all the time; and now, I\u2019m doing it all. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes, Mary Ann and I look at each other and go, \u201cWhy even put up a tree?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, I don\u2019t anymore\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>\u2014because it\u2019s not worth it to me. Part of the reason I did all of those things was for my kids. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, that my kids aren\u2019t here anymore the meaning really\u2014a lot of the meaning is gone. A lot of the emotional investment in all of those activities is not there anymore. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>You do have a different kind of tree you\u2019re putting up now?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I do have a different kind of tree. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>With some special ornaments on them?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, it\u2019s really kind of different\u2014it\u2019s kind of fun. But yes, I actually have a twig tree. It came about because we were remodeling one Christmas. We just literally could not put up a regular Christmas tree, but I wanted to have something. So, we had this tree that had died, and I got out in the yard\u2014Dennis helped me cut some of the branches off. We mixed Plaster of Paris\u2014remember doing that?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Do I remember?!\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>And I spray painted all the branches white. We stuck them in this Plaster of Paris in this really cool pot. I hang all of my Adorenaments<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> on that tree. Really, I like it better than a green tree because all the Adorenaments show up\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>\u2014so well because they are not getting stuck and hidden in all the branches. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>These are the names of Jesus that you\u2019ve crafted into ornaments that hang on trees. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn fact, somebody wrote and said, \u201cHow should I handle it if my mom has expectations that I\u2019ll decorate the house with her ornaments, and I don\u2019t,\u201d\u2014oh no, I wasn\u2019t supposed to read that line\u2014[Laughter]\u2014just kidding on that one!\u00a0 You got stuck on that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I was in there\u2014you had the hook in my mouth all the way. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We should tell listeners a little bit about how you\u2019ve been investing, during these empty nest years. You\u2019ve been focusing on the rest of our Christmases now that you don\u2019t have to spend so much time on your own; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. Yes. I\u2019ve had a lot of fun\u2014I have to say, in the last few years, creating ornaments for Christmas that are all about Christ. I just\u2014I remember wishing for this \/ longing for this all those years that we did Christmas with our kids\u2014I wanted something that was more about Christ as the focal point for our Christmas celebration, and I couldn\u2019t find anything. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, in the last three years, we\u2019ve created three sets of Adorenaments that are all the names of Christ. The first set is the Christmas names of Jesus, which come from the Luke account and from Isaiah\u2014so, the names that we are most familiar with in the Christmas story: \u201cHe shall be the Savior. He will be Emmanuel.\u201d\u00a0 All of those names\u2014we\u2019ve made into ornaments. Then, last year, we did a set that were His royal names. So, we know that Jesus is the King. He will come back and rule one day as the King. In fact, He is King of kings and Lord of lords. So, we made a set of seven crowns, and on the band of each crown is written one of those royal names that Jesus owns and will be called. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd then, this year, we have a third set of seven names which are His Savior names that describe His work as our Redeemer and our Savior. So, those seven names are on crosses. The crosses are made, then, to be hung on your Christmas tree. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn addition, this year, we have a star tree topper which I am really, really excited about because it\u2019s this pretty good-sized star. It says, \u201cI Am the Bright Morning Star,\u201d which is what Jesus said about Himself in Revelation 22:16. At the top of our tree, we will have this star proclaiming the name of Christ. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, will that go on the twig tree?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I don\u2019t know. If it doesn\u2019t, I\u2019ll find a place to put it, I promise. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>We\u2019ll drill a hole in the Plaster of Paris. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>We\u2019ll find a way. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>We\u2019ll find a way to stick\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014another branch in there. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>But I\u2019m so excited that, now, we have what I always wished for\u2014which is that our Christmas trees\u2014those of us who name the names of Christ \/ those of us who are believers\u2014we can actually have Christmas trees in our homes that proclaim what Christmas is all about. It\u2019s not about cupcakes, and teddy bears, and footballs, and all the stuff that we hang on our Christmas trees\u2014and there is nothing wrong with that\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014but, when that\u2019s all there is, and there is nothing about Christ on your Christmas tree, and there is very little in your house that proclaims who He is\u2014there is something that is a little wrong about that. So, I am thrilled that we have these ornaments to offer. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And there are two points I want to make here. First, she has really made a gross understatement of how magnificent these Adorenaments are. The Christmas names of Christ\u2014I wish our listeners could understand how many hours \/ how many days you worked on the finish that ended up being used on these metal ornaments\u2014they\u2019re really beautiful. And then, the crowns\u2014there are seven different crowns\u2014each one proclaiming a different name for our Savior. And then, the crosses are seven different crosses from different continents \/ different eras. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tEach of these sets has a book that goes with it that gives you a devotional with your family to be able to explain what the name means and where the cross came from:\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tthe Celtic cross, the Ethiopian cross. My favorite is the anchor cross in the shape of an anchor\u2014spectacular cross. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd if you\u2019ll start looking in the Bible at how important the name of Jesus is\u2014the promise in Philippians 2 is that, at the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014and every tongue will confess that Jesus is the Lord to the glory of God the Father. Well, you can celebrate that, as a family, now. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd Bob, you\u2019ve heard me say this many times, here on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. For a number of years\u2014I wouldn\u2019t say Barbara complained; but she kind of groused that there wasn\u2019t really anything that really helped her, as a mom, and me, as a dad, get centered around the holiday like these names do. And she\u2019s done it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tShe\u2019s used her gifts to be able to do something that is now being used in tens of thousands of people\u2019s homes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>And these ornaments really are beautiful. I want to encourage listeners, \u201cGo to EverThineHome.com.\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s the website where you can see all that Barbara has been working on\u2014on display there\u2014the Savior names of Jesus, seven new ornaments for your tree, along with past years of Adorenaments. There are the Christmas names and His royal names. You can see them all laid out for you at EverThineHome.com. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd there are other resources. There are dozens of items for your home that are on display at Barbara\u2019s website. So, again, we hope you\u2019ll go\u2014you can order, online, if you\u2019d like, from EverThineHome.com. If you have any questions about what Barbara has been working on or if you\u2019d like to order by phone, call 1-800- \u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then, the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know, as we\u2019ve been tackling some of these questions that have come in from listeners today, I\u2019ve been thinking back to some of the events that we attended, earlier this fall\u2014when were in Chicago, and Portland, and Washington, DC, for our <em>I Still Do<\/em><sup>\u2122<\/sup> events\u2014and when you spoke, over in Nashville, at the event for pastors, dealing with the culture and same-sex marriage \/ homosexuality. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhenever we are out in settings like that, we always hear from listeners who come to us and say: \u201cWe appreciate the program. 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