Have you had your JOY JUICE today? When decorating for Christmas, please do it
with JOY!
Each year
as I pull out my many years worth of Christmas decorations that I’ve stashed &
saved, I take a stroll down memory lane.
Though our children are all grown and have homes of their own, sweet
memories linger as I find paper angels and nostalgic ornaments made with their
once tiny little fingers.
I remember the excitement of decorating the tree each Christmas when
they were young. We had a tradition of
everyone taking a turn hanging an ornament on the tree and telling something
that we were thankful for from the year past.
Today I hold these memories close to my heart …and I hope that they will
take some of our family traditions and pass them along to their children.
Many of the ornaments in my keepsake box are
the children’s artwork encouraged by wonderful teachers they had in school, Sunday
School, cub scouts, and other areas of their lives while growing up. I thank God for willing adults who took the
time to invest in my young ones and instill in them Godly values.
What a great
reminder of how we all can be an important part of Christmas for children…regardless
of our age or stage of life. Let’s be
reminded of the words in Deuteronomy 11: 18-21:
“Fix
these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands
and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about
them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down
and when you get up…”
Teach the children in your life about
Christmas JOY and they will remember it for years to come!
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