Christmas is near!!!…and it is time to prepare

Which family traditions are you going to continue?  Are there any new traditions that you would like to start?  We recently talked to a lady who began a tradition when her daughter was born.  Each Christmas she would give her daughter both an ornament and a letter written from a mother’s heart.  Her daughter is now in her mid 30’s and still anticipates these things each year from her mom.  One of our traditions is to leave a gift on the doorsteps of our neighbors.  We would love to hear about your traditions surrounding Christmas.  Hit “reply” to this email and tell us about them.   We’ll share some of your ideas this coming year.

One tradition that we do not skip is to honor Jesus’s birthday.  His coming is the “WHY?” behind our family’s Christmas celebrations and traditions.  We have several things on our website that might help you in your celebrations of His birth:

Preschool Christmas Lessons                            Family Advent Activity

Christmas Games                                                 Ideas for sharing with others

Family and Church lesson plans

Remember that spending money and busyness is not the point of any holiday.  Spend time honoring the relationships around you and be thankful for the blessings that you have received.  Not only will you be MERRY, but those around you will be MERRY too!

I pray that you will have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!…ALL YEAR ROUND!