I diligently pursue to keep Christ in Christmas each year a midst the craziness that seems to take over our lives this time of year.
The story of Christmas is magnificent to me. Just to ponder a little tiny baby, yet so mighty and powerful to bring us eternal life for all who believe in Him.
It still is astounding to me.
And I want my children to marvel in this miracle, too.
And to think the myriad thoughts that must have been going through Mary’s mind.
Two years ago, we made a small Christmas tree with the names of God on it.
We printed the names of God on a white piece of paper and cut them out with decorative scissors. We glued them on the tree with a hot glue gun.
Next, we gathered the several different fabric swatches and cut them out into strips about 4 in. long and tied them on the ends of tree.
Of course, we had to add some “bling,” so we just threw some tinsel on it.
Simple and festive, yet still representing the true meaning of Christmas. BTW, the picture doesn’t do this tree any justice. It’s much cuter in real life.
Click here to see the “Princess Tree”
How do you keep Christ in Christmas?
This is such a great idea and I will have to try it when my babes get a little older. I am a new FB and Twitter follower visiting from We are That Family. Vicky from Mess For Less
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Just perfect! I am going to remember this for next year to put in the newsletter for Children’s Choir!
Love this! What a cool idea.
Just yesterday, while hanging out with my Bible study friends, we were discussing the end of year challenge we traditionally give ourselves. The challenge is to pour over the names of God and pick one that describes what God has been in our life during that year. Last year I picked My Great Shepherd. I’m not sure what I’ll pick for this year yet. I’m thinking about doing a blog post about it when I do figure it out.
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~Merry Christmas!
Rosann
What an awesome idea! I love it! Thank you for sharing.
That’s a great idea!
I like the names of God tree. Simple, yet effective in communicating what the gift truly is.
I am sharing an advent calendar that I have used for years with my children. It is really inexpensive and they love it!
Oh, thank you, Heather! I love advent!
I love the names of God tree. Beautiful way to give your children a love of God. Our way of keeping Christ in our Christmas is our nativity tree. It’s filled with ornaments relating to the Christmas story. Now that I have grandchildren it’s even more special as we discuss the ornaments and what part they played in the story.
(I’m not sure why my thumbnail didn’t come up, but my post is linked)
http://ourshelteringtree.blogspot.com
What a great idea! I’ve never seen this done before. We just may try something like this this year. Thank you!
Jill…this is a grand way of making Jesus the focus of Christmas. Thank you for sharing this at WJIM. You have inspired me. Blessings.
I LOVE this tree Jill!
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Love this! I will definitely be using this this year! Thanks for sharing!