A few years ago I decided that although I wanted the children to focus on the true meaning of Christmas, I wanted them to enjoy the trimmings also. So I assigned each trimming it's special reminder.
THE TREE - is a triangular shape representing the trinity ( The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost ). It also has a point at the top to keep our eyes turned to God.
THE LIGHTS - is to remind us that Jesus is the light.
THE STAR/ANGEL - represents the angel and star that guided the three wise men to Jesus.
THE PRESENTS - to remind us that God gave us the biggest gift of all - Jesus!
That same year, the kids and I decided to bring a blessing to others so we made beaded angels and place them anonymously on as many peoples door steps as possible with a little blessing attached. It was a great idea until I realised that I had to stay up till wee hours of the morning, and sneak onto peoples front yards without them waking up ( do you know how many people have sensor lights !) I was just waiting for someone to angrily open their front door thinking I was an intruder.
It was great though, we came home from church and all bar one of the 30 odd angels had been found and taken inside ( the only one left was because they were on holidays). I think it was really good for the kids, they felt so good about blessing someone even though they wouldn't get any recognition from them. I would love to do it again but have to think of something easier, cheaper so we can do more, and something that a stray cat or ants won't eat during the night.
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I love you Brandi. You are a true inspiration in so many ways. When I'm feeling stuck as a parent or wife I often think how would Brandi do this? Thanks for your friendship across the miles. I'm soooo glad you've begun blogging too xxx
p.s. If you want a blog lesson we can schedule a phone call and play around together.
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