Yesterday, I had the opportunity to share why we celebrate Jesus’ birthday… and why it’s a bigger deal than Christmas… on The Mama Knows.
Too often, we make Christmas all about us. We forget that Christmas is actually supposed to be a celebration of Jesus’ birth – it’s Jesus birthday party!
We host Christmas parties, decorate our homes, buy gifts for friends and family, and generally get caught up in the chaos of the season. Unless we’re intentional, we often put the real Reason for the season on the back burner of our holiday plans, only bringing Christ into Christmas when it’s convenient and fits into our over-stuffed holiday schedules{like on Sundays at church or just before we dive into the piles of presents under the tree on Christmas morning}.
In our home, we’ve chosen to be intentional about the Christmas season – bringing Christ into the forefront of our celebrations, rather than allowing Him to fall to the wayside.
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Recent posts I’ve written on this topic:
- Intentional Christmas Activities (pkidshs.blogspot.com)
- The Reason for the Season {Part One} (ashleypichea.com)
- The Reason for the Season {Part Two} (ashleypichea.com)
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