As we bring this series to a close, I’d like to share one last tradition we began with the boys soon after we became Christ followers.
On Christmas morning, children are bouncing off walls and even a few adults (whom shall remain nameless) have been known to get giddy about the possibilities lurking in a stocking nearby but the moments just prior to the sound of ripping paper holds the power to redirect our attention to the true Gift, Jesus Christ.
Early on, Brian began reading Luke 2 before the first gift was opened. Occasionally he would change things up by reading prophetic verses from the Old Testament. It’s a tradition we continue, except that now our children have their own little ones…and the truth carries on.
May you and your family have a worship-filled Christmas, on that day and every day.
I’ll be taking a blogging break this week but look forward to sharing a new post with you in January!
they will bring glory to your name. For you are great and do marvelous
deeds; you alone are God.
I love that you're continuing this with your grandchildren. When ours were younger, the grandkids and I would put on the Christmas story and present it to the adults. I was always the narrator, costumer, and director. But the last few years, the older grandkids directed the whole thing. It was precious.
Now that they're 18, 15, 12, and 9, the Christmas story play has been filed away as a beautiful memory. Maybe when we have great-grands we can start it up again. 🙂
What a special memory, Vonda! I can so see you as the narrator, costumer, and director. 🙂
We have an opportunity each Christmas to make new memories and I have no doubt your family will do just that.
Merry Merry Christmas to you sweet friend!