I'm kind of annoyed by Santa Claus. More than kind of, actually. Who is this mythical figure who is trying to steal Jesus' thunder? It can be hard to get the kids to think about Jesus at Christmas time. We discuss it often at Henle House. Most of the places they see probably cram Santa Claus down their throats. Toys, cookies, candy, stuff, ho ho ho, now go sit on the scary fat mans lap so you can pay $25 for a photo of your child crying. Can Santa Claus walk on water? NO. He is not real. I am guilty of feeding the Santa Claus fantasy for my kids. They all believed in Santa at some point. Our youngest still does. I guess I still like the idea of kids having an imagination, but I enforce much more strongly that Christmas is about Jesus. Jesus is not a figment of our imagination, He is very real. We created our own little baby Jesus yesterday.
All the while, discussing how amazing it is that Jesus is REAL. His gift never breaks, we don't have to give it up, we don't need to fight over it. His gift fills our hearts with joy- no piece of plastic can ever do that. He is a king without a crown. He probably would've chosen to be born in a manger. I think the girls really understood what I was trying to tell them.
It was THEIR idea to pray and thank God for the baby Jesus. I have never been so sure of anything in my entire life than that I need Jesus. We all do.
They played with Jesus for hours. The animals came to see Him.
They formed a parade!
It was a celebration, indeed. My prayer is that everyone will feel the way I do about what Jesus did for us. Happy Friday!♥♥♥
How awesome that you are teaching them the about the amazing Real gift. :) And that so sweet that they wanted to pray to give thanks! :) wonderful post, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOh dear, me too! I tell my kids that there was a man long ago who gave presents to little boys and girls, and people like to pretend that he still gives the presents on Christmas. I try to tell him to let people believe that if they want, but that we celebrate Christmas to remember that God sent His Son to be a man to die for our sins, and we should tell other people about that!
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