Getting ready for the Christmas is challenging. It could turn in a big mess, expending a lot or money, trying to looks the best you can for the best season of the year. What I am doing? Tons of things around my house, of course still remodeling it, took me longer that I thought or plan, well, maybe I didn’t exactly plan it. At least that what my dad said after he went to my house. I put light all around my house, and I finally get to put up my Christmas tree. I have been buying gift for everybody, I tend to gift others what I like other give me, so I really have to be careful not to spend too much. Did your preparing holidays sounds like this one?
Well, I really enjoy this season of the year, but I think I am missing something in this picture, I am missing the truly meaning of the season. I do not have a birth certificate that said that Jesus born on the 25 of December, as a friend ask were challenging me one time about this holidays, but my faith told me that it is a good way to celebrate the existence of Jesus in earth as a human being, and I am from Puerto Rico any excuse is good to celebrate and make parties!
This week I was thinking; I would like to start a tradition with my kids about this seasons. I know that for kids this is the best time of the year, because of the toys that they receive. I was the same, well still kind of the same… but also I want to teach them what is the true meaning of the Christmas. That is not only toys, and day off from school, is time to share with family and friends, time to give with the people that do not have, and time to remember that Jesus came to this world to teach us how to make this world a better place to live with just simply follow his example.
So, my new tradition this year will be put the nativity scene under the tree, but without Jesus, and on the 24 of December after midnight we will add Jesus. I guess I will read a story to them and set up everything together, and try doing it every year. Anyways this is a season of traditions right?
1 Peter 1:3-4
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
Big Hug,
MRM
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