Keeping Christ in Christmas

I can't believe Christmas will be here in less than two weeks! I feel like it was just Thanksgiving, I'm not sure if I'm mentally prepared for this. Christmas is such a magical time of the year, it's also the time of the year I find myself trying to help anyone we can. This year however was even more exciting, we decided to get our kids involved. We wanted to make sure that they were very well aware that Christmas isn't about them and what they want. We wanted them to know the true meaning of Christmas. First we made sure to tell them WHY we have this holiday, we went over the birth of Jesus and talk about how he gave so much for us and we should give to honor him. We got them as involved as possible and had them choose what we did this year and I'm beyond proud of all the ways they have chose to give. There's something really awesome about teaching your kids to give, it's a really cool feeling. I love the fact our kids have started praying for the kids they're buying gifts for, the prayer they said over the baby items we bought for a newborn baby off the Angel Tree really made my heart grow five sizes. The amount of pride I have for my children right now can't even be described with words. They realize that Christmas isn't about them and it's about something so much more, I hope they continue to be giving and caring and always, keep the Christ in Christmas.