Pintrest's DIY Christmas

Crazy, busy, rushing Christmas season.  I hate that it feels that way at times.  I love Christmas. I love seeing our families gather.  I love giving gifts.  Its about to start getting really fun at our house for Christmas because Lucas is getting a little older.  But when I step back, I need to remember that it is seriously all about JESUS.

Not only do I need to remember but I need to show that it is all about Jesus. I have little eyes watching and learning every minute of every day.  I really want to take advantage of such a sweet opportunity to teach them about real Christmas.  I dont want to even hint that Christmas is about anything else. I loved Christmas as a young girl and a young woman, but now I see what real Christmas is.  I feel like we missed the mark this year.  I dont have all the perfect Pintrest DIY Christmas advent calendar or special thankful tree this year.  I do, however, have God's word, which is so much better than all of those cute things combined.  So from this day on I'm going to try to remove crazy, busy, and rush as the theme of Christmas and trade it for moments of Grace, talks about baby Jesus, Christmas hymns and filling my home with Gods word...

He reminds me daily to stop and enjoy what matters...  Jesus and the little souls He gave me to shepherd.

Here is a link to a good clip about Santa and Jesus. It was a great challenge.

John Piper and Santa


Have a great, cozy, peaceful night.

Alissa