Alaska and I were talking about when Santa will come and how Christmas is when we celebrate Jesus' birthday. She excitedly said, "We should get Him presents!" and in the same breath and in somber tones she followed up with, "But we can't. He's not here. He's in our hearts."
It's astonishing how "momma moments" happen. "Yes, you're right. Jesus is in our hearts. And because He's in our hearts, He loves presents like acts of kindness and love and watching out for others and making sure they are ok." Her quick little mind worked like magic and she piped up, "I shared. At the gym. With my friends."
And then my first original tradition was born. We wrapped up a birthday present for Jesus in Christmas wrapping and wrote down her act of kindness and put it in the box. The lid comes off and on and it will be our new tradition to write down the kind things we do for the month of December to give as a gift to Jesus on Christmas day.
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