My Selfish Selfless Christmas
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It’s a broke Christmas for us. We found Dave Ramsey and realized the way we were living wasn’t ok. So we’ve told people we can’t buy gifts. We’re making a future for ourselves and we can buy people gifts next year.
Dave Ramsey steps work.I can attest to that
Gazelle Focus!!!!! You can do this! 😊
I'm not saying "you're wrong, and you must be like me!", so please don't take it that way. But when I was going thru my divorce I didn't have the money to buy Christmas presents, but still had the urge to give. I ended up making bird feeders from old wine bottles, Christmas ornaments from wood, etc. People knew I was hurting for cash, and they understood.
Started EveryDollar last month. Killed me to budget Christmas this month but I am at peace not going into more debt this year buying Christmas.
“If you want to live like no one else…”
You really knocked this one out of the park John. If everyone performed just one charitable act during the holidays, they would see their communities and their holiday experience significantly improve!
My grandson was born on Dec.24th Christmas eve. It was the greatest gift I ever received. I think we all take for granted the "gifts" that God has given us all year long. Let's give back in some way, even a simple little way if you can, and let's give thanks and a Merry Christmas to all the military away from home and loved ones.
Thanks John ❤ 2 years ago on Nov 5th I lost my wife just about 6 weeks before our 45th anniversary. It was tough but I had a good friend and a loving church. The Lord has been very gracious to me. I live in my son's basement now and have opportunities to help others and volunteer at the Ark encounter in kentucky.
I lost my son less than two years ago. Christmas isn't the same but we continue on with our traditions and look for joy in the moments we had together and still have with our three other children. I'm glad I stuck around to the end of the video, thanks John.
I am so sorry for your loss.
I too lost my oldest son and the holidays have not been the same. I try every year to find the joy that Christmas once brought but it continues to elude me. My faith in Christ has not been shaken, in facts it is deeper, but the “holiday season” just feels empty.
I pray that God blesses you and your family this Christmas and that you find some peace.
Rural Christmas Tradition Recommendation. We always read the Christmas story around a manger in the barn with the animals, dirt, and straw all around us.
That’s cool!!
Love this so much
“Aunt Teak”- ANTIQUE??
“Birds are…cheep”
Y’all are too smooth with the Dad jokes and we love to see it. Merry Christmas everyone!
Imagine buying presents for your wifes cousins that you never see and honestly dont like.
Lmfao!!!
And going into debt to do it😂
To hell with them kinda cousins. I only hear from them when they want something.
Been there, did that. Don't do that no more! 😅
Hell I don't even like my own cousins!
All of these traditions... Old/New... are great! Thanks for being and bringing Christ into this! Love ya my Brother, Merry Christmas!!!
I love the idea of helping those who are down for the holidays
I have spent many holidays alone.. i know how hard it can be
I love the peace about your wife first and your children learning how to give, fantastic advice! 👏
Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas Warrior Poets.
That was really nice of you to acknowledge that Christmas can be a difficult time for some people. God bless you, your family, and all of your people. Merry Christmas!
Board games are always a fun thing to do with family during Christmas.
Yeah, but i get soooo board. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
You are brilliant on the idea of opening presents all day long. Wish I had thought of that. Jon, you are a brilliant Man and I so appreciate you and you're family. I truly wish you were my neighbor. I could learn much. I got a little teary eyed with the Thanksgiving Man story. You never know the need.
Helping others feels so good ❤ What a blessing.
You are exactly right that spouse comes before children. The children most want dad and mom to be happy close together.
Christmas is gonna be pretty tough on my folks this year. My brother and i are adults but we have a kid sister. Ive been very blessed with a new step in my career and can afford a good christmas for my family and thats what ive done. My father worked his whole life to keep us alive and we always had good christmases, this year its my turn and im okay with that
We stopped gifts to extended family years ago.
We have an advent calendar that the kids read part of the birth story of Christ.
We have an advent book that leads us through scripture from Genesis to Christ birth and the promise of a savior.
We drive around looking at Christmas light and listened to the audio book of Charles Dickens - Christmas Carol
Make memories and build traditions with your family. Gifts are fun but a small part of how we celebrate Christ's birth.
Thanks for the video warrior poet society.
Merry Christmas
John, you straight nailed me in the feels with that old man at Cracker Barrel story. With our kids grown and out of the house, I too enjoy a very simple Christmas Season now. We enjoy the grandkids coming to visit, knowing that we don’t have the need to impress them. Life is good in simplicity.
Thanksgiving and Christmas, at least in my house, is about being together as a (albeit rather small) family. The gift is the bond between all of us together. We go to Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services at church. We eat Christmas dinner and go to Weinachtsmarkt in my old hometown, then we drink our traditional Glühwein by the wood fireplace my grandfather built. We follow many of the old German traditions passed down in my family for generations.
Yeah, My family started that process a few years ago. Cutting down on travel time, and gift buying. The cutting out toxic family member came next, that one can be harsh, but such a weight off shoulders. I recently watched a Mickey/Minnie Christmas show, "Mickey and Minnie's Gift of the Magi." They should've been having a broke Christmas, but they both traded/sold their most prized possession to give the other something to go with their most prized possession. Had they just focused on each other, vs a fancy gift they would have been better off which they realized after the fact.
I think volunteering could make for a great tradition. There are lots of ways to just donate money/gifts to a box or drop off location, but it brings on a new light when you give your time to one of these organizations. I like Toys for Tots, one as a former Marine, and because I've had the opportunity to help with it. The toys gathered are brought to a central location, and local families from the community were brought in and allowed to "shop" for their children. That's one reason I think it is important to donate quality gifts for these donations. Yes the children will be happy with most anything, but having something a little nicer really gives them something to be proud of.
It's been a tough year for me (FJB). I am a owner / operator of a seasonal business, and this isn't the season. I live very far apart from any of my family. While I used to travel to them for Christmas, it got to be something I didn't look forward to, so I stoppped. This year my mom is spending Christmas with me. I already told her money's tight and I won't be able to do much while she's here, but she's coming anyway since it's been a few years since we saw each other. She'll be here in about two weeks and I can't wait. John, your message really hit home for me. We've forgotten what Christmas means.
The greatest gift you can give anybody is your time. Our Christmas has always been about family. If Aunt so and so is broke this year we get her gift cards for things she can use to help her, and she doesn't get us anything except a few handmade gifts. I don't care what you say, our family is our immediate family. TIME is all we have to offer. They are all my family.
We do travel to family. We are the only ones who live in our area. Most of the family live within about 30 minutes of each other. We make the 2.5 hour drive to them.
While I agree and do everything else. We know that making the move would cost us that bit.
We talk about the past on the drive down and the future on the drive home.
Works well for us.
My close friends have most of the family a couple hours away - it makes sense for them to drive there, too. That’s understandable. But my parents have NEVER made the 10-13 hour drive back to where their parents live for Christmas since they got married a few decades ago. They used to go for thanksgiving and now they only go for thanksgiving every few years and make summer trips in between.
Bekah again maintaining awareness for a different kind of threat. I'll bet that's a Thanksgiving memory that will not be easily forgotten.
So similar to how my family does Christmas.👊 Even the pajamas on Christmas Eve! lol We thought we were the only ones that dragged it out like that. One thing we have been doing the last few years is Advent leading up to Christmas. We have really enjoyed Arnold Ytreeide's Advent stories. The first in the series is 'Jotham's Journey. Good stuff. Thanks for the video!
We ABSOLUTELY love the Jothams Journey advent stories. They are amazing for kids and adults, suspenseful stories that keep their attention but focus on Christ, and show what the world was like when Jesus came into the world. So good!!
Jon, I've been here since the beginning. I'm sure you've forgotten about me as a just a lowly pilot. But your message has been consistent for years which I am glad Shawn Ryan picked up for his podcast. We emailed his goofy, Gummy-Bear havin asss for years and he finally invited you on.
Big ups to those benefiting from Jon's CQB/ETC channel. Everything you need to know to fight back is right here.
It's more blessed to give than receive.🔥✝️❤️
Cool, because my plans are to receive, soooo if you wanna send some “givings” my way, please do, I’d be happy to enjoy them gifts. 😂😂😂😂😂 You wont😢😂😅
Lots of wisdom and heart in all that.
My husband and I go to visit our widows in our church and spend time with them on Christmas
I love your ability to show your ability to be a humble servant and be an amazing ambassador for Chris. God bless you and your family and I pray you have a joyous Christmas
Christmas morning 2015, I lost my mother in law to failed kidneys. A few days after Christmas 2018 I found out my wife had liver cancer, and two months later, she was no longer with us. So yes, Christmas is a very difficult time of year for my boy and I.
I am so sorry for your losses. Prayers for you and your son, here's to new traditions, maybe serving others this year? Bringing joy to others brings so much joy to us!
I want to tell y'all about a Christmas tradition that my family started. When my son was in grade school they made reindeer food ( glitter the whole nine yards). So we put it in a bowl out in the driveway. On Christmas morning I woke them up by shooting the shotgun outside the window. My son asked me if I got Rudolph I told him no. And he said well there's always next year.
So he just turned 17 and ever since we have woken the family up to gunshots out in the field. We get up around 5:00 a.m. cook breakfast and make coffee then about 630 -7 we lock and load to wake up the family. My wife and daughter hate it.
Maybe if WE end the year well, WE will start the year well...Amen Brother 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I am 65. My extended family is too large to give gifts. Also, as a parent, My own kids and their families descend upon us. That is a lot. I can deal with that. One day, my wife and I will be too old to host everyone, then one of the kids will have to take over and drive by to pick us up. As for gifts, I always try to keep the cost down and make them really practical. One year, everyone got AR mags. Another I remember giving MagLula loaders for handguns to everyone. Another year I remember a small backpack packable honing steel for your knife. As for the extended family? We go see them throughout the year. We get into the menu planning pretty hard. We do a tree, no external decorations. I can't do ladders. My kids seem to be upgrading my tool chest contents. Many of my tools have worn pretty darn hard. My son knows Klein screwdrivers are a homerun gift. Last year my daughter gave me a really warm pair of Morino wool hunting socks. All of ya'll, God Bless, be safe, and Merry Christmas. Keep praying for each other. We all need it.
Our lady of the landfill. Very nice.
Thank you John for sharing your thoughts at this time of year. I really appreciate your kind words. God bless you and your family. Merry Christmas 🎄
Playing board/card games is also a great way to relax together!
My family's tradition for Christmas day is to host a breakfast for any family friend with no other close by family. That is something I have carried on even after moving away from most of my family. It gives others some time to spend with friends and it doesn't really break the bank. Other than that gifts are only really for thr kids.
My wife and I lost our oldest daughter (#3 of 4) 8 years ago to a brain aneurysm. The holidays fell to the wayside and have only started to make a comeback last year. I appreciate your understanding and compassion for those in like situations. Thank you. Happy holidays and God bless you and yours.
Thank you John
All the comments on not celebrating Christmas because it's pagan🤣.
The facts are :
Christ was born at some point.
His salvation is the greatest gift ever given.
Since we do not know the exact date He was born, what's wrong with celebrating on Dec. 25th? I think it's awesome that for the northern hemisphere, we are celebrating the Light of the world during the darkest time of year. ❤️
God bless you and your family John that sounds so wonderful.
My wife's Brother committed suicide on Christmas Day. That was back in 1985, and it's still a tough time of year for her. Over the years I've tried to find ways to cast a better light on the day, but I've only had limited success. She can't (or won't) let it go, and it dampens the joy the birth of our savior should bring, but I keep the faith that someday we will find a way and she will accept that it's a day to rejoice in spite of her loss.
I love your videos, and the points where you make us think.
Awesome. Thank you John.
You have helped shape my mind into what it means to be a man. Words can not express this gratitude
Christmas communion. Awesome idea.
Love it! This was sorely needed, and I love the traditions you've shared. Hopefully, we can bring some of those into our own Christmas. God bless you and yours.
John, I'm stealing your Walmart checkout idea! I just got a new job that came with a big sign-on bonus. I'm going to spend my extra bonus money to pay for someone else's Christmas presents, and I'm bringing my young nieces and nephews along for the experience. Thank you for that idea, John! Merry Christmas!🎅🎄☃️
I’m guessing it’s going to be one of the highlights of the season for you! :)
@Rosie_C Yes, definitely! I'm looking forward to seeing my 9 year old niece learn that giving can be just as joyful as receiving! I can't wait!
Thank You John 👍🇺🇸
We have some great Christmas traditions that we've started as a family. Though out the years we've added some things. One that my wife started was giving out gift cards. She had this feeling to buy a couple $25 gift cards one year and started to hand them out to people that seemed down or looked like they needed help thoughout the season. We've kept this tradition since.
love it. Thanks for sharing.
John, I love this so much. My family and I have had the no travel policy for a few years now and it is amazing. Christmas eve our dining out is lunch at dairy queen. Pajamas and a movie at night are also something we have been doing. I like the slow paced gift opening idea and I may steal that. Thanks for all that you do. Merry Christmas.
We started group puzzles last year. It started with just myself and pretty soon the whole family and all the relatives were all around the puzzle and we ended up doing 3-4 1000 piece puzzle’s. It was a lot of fun, you could chat with each other, and participate as much or as little as you want.
Well done. We’ve made some big changes in this regard. Love it.
Merry Christmas!!!
Really good stuff… thank you!
Really good points.
Sounds like a good Christmas tradition John.
I shared this with a lot of people. This has become the way in Canada now as well. Your message should be shared.
Happy Christmas.
Awesome video. Personally I like the whole daggum family being there on Christmas. But it's really refreshing hearing the points you made about the stress and finances. Let's all just truly enjoy Christmas and make memories! Also, The Cracker Barrel story was righteous! 👍
What a wonderful video John. Some great ideas and moving moments. I share your wife's eyes for others. I bought many meals for others when traveling alone for work. It always brought me happiness to do that. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
You nailed it 😊
Very very true!!
You had me smiling and laughing for most of the video then you got me all sad at the end merry Christmas to you and your family
Love it!🙏🏼🎄❤️
Please keep the conversation going forward
I remember one of the best Christmas years. It was 1980’s my dad was lad off from Cat we moved to goldfield Nevada. The Christmas tree looked like Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree. My dad found it. Think of is trees that don’t get nutrients and water they don’t grow they look like Japanese bonsai tree look it up.
We did the same thing back in the early 60's 70's not so much today but then again it's just my wife and I.
A fun tradition we do: we have breakfast foods for dinner on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day and call it Yule Brinner.
Watching “The Ten Commandments” is optional.
Interesting, I like the spreading out of the gifts. My daughters and I always served meals on Christmas eve at a local shelter. Now that they are grown and have their own families they are doing it with them. This tradition really stuck and I'm proud they continued it
I lost the love of my life 40 years ago. There hasn't been a day gone by when I don't wonder... what if? The sad part is, her birthday is on December 25th. 😢
It's people like you John that make this time of year better. As one vet to another, I can't thank you enough. I salute you.
Thanks for that last part John. We lost my Mother last year on the 21st. My parents were married 40yrs. Then my wife and I got married on the 23rd, as it was already planned and a dream of my mom. So it will definitely be tough around Christmas this year..
God Bless!
Wonderful insights and traditions. Merry Christmas and many blessings to you and yours ❤️✨️
My family has decided to open presents on New Years so we can keep Jesus the focus on Christmas. This is our first year doing it and I'm trying to find good ways to fill up Christmas with new traditions for our young family.
We do the same thing on Christmas Eve! That’s awesome!
Good advice.
Christmas has always been immediate family since I was a kid. We tend to do Christmas Eve dinner with extended family but Christmas Day is done separate from each other.
Been really liking the stuff lately, keep it up John!
I hope this Christmas isn't going to be painful. My Dad had a stroke this morning and is in the hospital. He's talking and stuff, but it's too early to tell the extent of the damage.🙏
Prayers to you and your family 🙏. Merry Christmas.
@@tylerbeck3806 thank you and Merry Christmas to you.
You're one of the good guys JL
When I have a kid I’m doing this! I think it’s really smart.
MERRY CHRISTMAS JOHN AND TO YOUR FAMILY!!!!
GOD bless you, thank you for sharing 🙏.
AWESOME!!! Great video... 🙏🙏
Merry Christmas, Po. 🎚📖🔥
That Holy Spirit guy, works in some subtle and often unnoticed ways( helping your wife spot the widower).
Peace for your Christmas brother.
Some great stuff in there John. Sounds very similar to our family. One thing we do on Christmas is make sure each person opens a present one at a time. We all enjoy the joy and excitement of the that person receiving the gift as well as the gift giver. Our sons are out of the house now, and the girlfriends in included in this tradition. First year was rough but they have warmed up to it.
Haha hang in there and stand your ground with new family additions! Three of my brothers got married in the same year, and every once in a while dad just shakes his head at some of the ideas the new girls pitch.
The three younger boys in my family are ages 17-21 and we have all asked them to please not get married all in the same year. 😂
God bless you and your family John! I pray that one day I can be an amazing father and husband just like you.
Christmas Eve service, dinner out
PJ’s and stalkings Christmas Eve when we get back home. Bake some cookies to eat, a couple for Santa. (1 out the 4 kids still young enough to believe lol)
Christmas morning comes the chaos and the mad dash.
Then usually great big cinnamon rolls for breakfast.
Followed by the nap which seems to never come
I’m not even sure I would want to open a gift every 2-3 hours, would take all day lol
Long Live the Republic 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 God Bless America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Very nice video as always.
This makes me glad my family is the way it is. My immediate family is geographically and socially distant from any part of our extended family (which is small anyway), so we never see them. We've never once traveled to visit them for any holiday, and neither have they. My brother and I both have blue collar jobs in transportation, so I'm usually working on Christmas, and he might be out of town, so our family just celebrates Christmas whenever we all happen to be home in the vicinity of the holiday. And we ask each other in advance if there's anything we want, and we all end up agreeing that we don't really need or want much of anything. Over the course of the year, if we see little things we think another member would like, we get them and make them holiday gifts, but there's never any real needs anymore. We also don't have any family drama in the immediate family.
I will say, I like your idea of spreading out the present opening through the day, but that would not work with my family. We often give each other practical gifts, like socks, food, big bars of novel-smelling soap, etc. Can't spend a few hours with THAT.
Great video guys.
I love hearing about other happy families, I think I’m gonna make my own Christmas tradition, bath with my favorite toaster ❤
Really nice. Thank you. Merry Christ's Mass
I can somewhat understand the idea of the inner circle of your immediate family being together. Remember that your parents were once in your position and by your definition be left alone. Do not do that.... if at all possible..... include them somehow during the day/ eve. Time is short, and one of my biggest regrets as a now 66-year-old is I did not include my parents on the actual day. They spent their holiday alone. Because I was selfish.
Your brokest Christmas ever stories were very inspiring! 😂 My 2 best friends and I changed our gift exchange this year, and I might prank them with some of your ideas.
Also - my dad has been incorporating these tips since I was a child and he has passed them on to his 8 children. It’s good stuff, I can testify!