Christmas Wonder
Christmas is my absolute favorite time of the year. For our family it’s a full month of celebrations. The wonder of Christmas comes in many forms: gifts, surprises, songs, stories, games, traditions and even magical elves and a jolly dude in a red suit. But the true wonder of Christmas cannot be lost amidst the celebration. The fact that God left Heaven to become a human baby, is indeed miraculous. Miracle on top of miracle reveals God’s relentless love for mankind as He embraced humanity...
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It struck me that much of our Christian parenting can be focused on the dos and do nots in the Bible. Obviously God cares about our moral character or He would not have provided guidelines for behavior in His Word. He does in fact have a standard for living, as much as our culture would like to disagree and make everything subjective and about love. He has also imprinted His image into each human being and thus we have with in us the ability to know right from wrong. Morality does matter,...
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Easter: 1. Lenten calendars are not as popular as Nativity calendars, so I made mine. Using clay, we formed 40 little bowls (you may want to make a few extra). I glued cloth to a pizza box and cut out a spiral to put the bowls on. You will need a stone or marble for each bowl. I also purchased a purple candle to symbolize Christ’s royalty. Each day, you light the candle, read a verse and put the stone in. You can look online for Easter verses. 2. In our house “The Easter Bunny” hides the kid’s...
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