Christmas thoughts

Christmas is supposed to be about Christ. Oh...is that why we all push truck loads of toys at children Christmas morning?? I don't know why this is bugging me so bad but I hate the thought of Sydney being surrounded by tons of gifts on Christmas. Birthdays? Sure. Go all out on Birthdays. But how am I teaching her that Christmas is about Jesus when she's surrounded by tons of toys and gifts? It's never bothered me until now. Probably because it's my first Christmas as a parent. I don't get how kids making Christmas lists and thinking about toys for themselves is celebrating the Christmas spirit. Sure, it celebrates the commercialized Christmas spirit but not the actual true meaning of Christmas. The cool part is that we are our own family and we can create whatever traditions we want. We can do Christmas the way society does it or we can do it the way we feel is best. I'm grateful for that. At the same time though, we live in society. It's discouraging to realize that even when you do things the way you feel best for your family, you're still fighting against so much of society. And it's everywhere.