I love the month of Christmas with children. The questions, the giving, the preparation, the worship, the joy and ALL THE EXPLAINING AND TEACHABLE MOMENTS!!!!
My girls are at the age of understanding so everything we do I have to give reason and purpose to for their little hearts and minds. I pray the Lord guides our words and actions as we are leading them to Jesus!
What a great amount we have to be thankful for; I'm reading "The 7 Experience" and purposely did the month of giving during December. Not only did we purge toys and clothes and jewelry and dishes and linens but the lessons it taught my girls was invaluable!!!
Each time they saw me give something away I had the chance to explain how the Lord loves a cheerful giver and how blessed I felt to give more than to receive especially to those in need.
H & E saw other children smiles as big as the sky when they gave toys....those smiles will forever be imbedded in their minds and hearts.
To me, they saw the real meaning of Christmas!