i love christmas. it is my favorite time of year. to think God would send His Son, to us, in an undeserved setting. a baby entering the world is a miracle in itself. it is joyful, peaceful, amazing just to name a few. our family has been sucked into the brain washing of the culture for christmas. yes, we talk about Jesus and read the christmas story, etc... but, i realized this year, through caleb, we still have a long way to go to grasp the real reason and change our actions so our children do too. last weekend jacob had his one yr. old b-day. before everyone came over for the party, i explained to caleb that it was not his b-day, but jacob's. it was jacob's turn to get presents. his birthday would come in may and it would be his turn to get presents. the last couple of days, everywhere we go it is santa, santa, santa...don't get me wrong santa is fun and we have fun with him, but we do not want the focus to be on santa. caleb keeps saying, santa is going to bring me this and that.....we explained to caleb it was not his birthday, it was Jesus'. it is His turn to get presents. i am asking God for wisdom on how to have a balance this christmas, but make Him our main focus. i don't want to isolate my children from the childhood pleasures of growing up, however, they can be a danger. joey and i only fill stockings for the boys. our parents (grandparents) buy so many things, we do not feel anything else is needed. if anyone is reading this blog and you have any ideas your family does to keep the focus, pass them this way!!
Lord, i want myself and my children to adore You for christmas, not presents. Help us change our mind-set.
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