tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973912842836834525.post609219700524819052..comments2024-03-27T03:18:39.139-07:00Comments on The Okie Traditionalist: Family and the HolidaysUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973912842836834525.post-85341788553363901832016-12-11T15:16:41.502-08:002016-12-11T15:16:41.502-08:00Yeah it gets hard around the holidays pondering ou...Yeah it gets hard around the holidays pondering our family situations. It can feel like standing in the cold and dark outside the manger of Christmas eve peering in at the Holy Family. At least we have them to give us some warmth.<br /><br />Jem, wishing you and yours a Blessed Advent and Merry Christmas, and peace discerning your family situation. Thanks for the comment.Joseph Ostermeirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503150560306752180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973912842836834525.post-60138486596870610582016-12-10T20:50:23.693-08:002016-12-10T20:50:23.693-08:00Extent and nature of obligation to family and exte...Extent and nature of obligation to family and extended family is something I've pondered for awhile now. While in my case there isn't infighting, we're spread out across the country all leading very different life styles with limited budgets, time, and frankly interest in each other due to years spent apart (save a visit once a year, or every other year perhaps). Does our Blessed Lord wish for me to try and reroute my life to be closer to my sister? Father? Aunts and uncles? They're all in different locations. Further, some of these options this would place us far away from the wife's family, whose proximity we are currently enjoying greatly. <br /><br />Difficult to discern. I pray that a prayerful decision and simply rolling with it is sufficient in His eyes. jemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929025982218340852noreply@blogger.com