carrie elzinga's Page

we've wavered back and forth over the years over the use of "christmas trees" and whether or not to put one in our home. one of my colleagues said to me last week, regarding decorations that are put up around our office: "if anybody asks you why we have these decorations up, you can just tell them that we put them up as a symbol of Christ. the lights are His light, the red bows signify His blood, and the evergreen boughs represent the life ever lasting." except that the evergreens were, ahem,