Thursday, December 3, 2009

Is Santa Real?

On Monday we took our puppy to visit with Santa and support (?) the SPCA by buying a photo with Santa. The intention was to get a photo of Leela and Santa but the girls were added as well. It was unfortunate that they weren't dressed for the occassion but dressed for everyday life in the personal taste clothing. :) This visit brought up the question, "Mommy, is Santa real?" I sort of took the bailing out method and asked, "What do you think?" Mackenzie's answer was, "he's someone ins a costume wearing a white beard." Then with the desire to keep the innocent joy of belief in Santa alive, I responded, "Santa has a lot of helpers." People who dress as Santa and visit with children and dogs. People who watch and see if you are being good or not so good. Taylor supported this way of thinking. I also had to add that Santa helps people to learn about giving without expecting anything back. Santa gives to a lot of people and might only get milk and cookies back. Unfortunately, many people just learn to ask for more. Over both Taylor and myself, Mackenzie kept saying, "but he's someone in a costume with a white beard!" Ah, the "innocence" of children. Or should I say, one-way thinking, especially Kenzie.

1 comment:

jeckel said...

Kenzie
I saw Santa the other day at the mall. He told me he was Santa Bob, and helped the real Santa all the time but at Christmas he put on a red suit and helped out with animal shelters for the pets that no one wanted. He did this by having the pictures of pets taken with him and the money they paid for the pictures went to help the pets without homes. This was one way of helping Santa and others as Santa wants everyone to have a joyous CHRISTmas as we all rember why we celebrate it. It's really a big birthday party fror Jesus who wants others to show their love for Him and others by giving a small gift to help others. Santa Bob was celebrating Jesus' birthday in helping homeless pets.
Guess what? Even though I wasn't dressed up, I had my picture taken with him!
Love
Aunt Eva Mae