Christmas time

I LOVE Christmas time! This year I really wanted to focus on what Christmas is really all about and try and spend more time dwelling on the gift God gave us in His Son and put the presents on the back burner. Here is one thing we are doing with Mia. It is called a Jesse tree. It is an Advent calendar that has pictures and a Bible reading and an application for each that. The idea behind it is to prepare your heart for the coming Messiah throughout the Advent season. I made a felt tree and hung it on the door. Each evening we the passage and Mia gets to climb onto a chair and put the ornament on the tree. She is loving being able to participate and even through she doesn't really understand all that we are saying, it reminds me how important it is to take time to reflect on God most Amazing gift. Here is a picture of our Jesse Tree:

 As we are in the midst of this Advent season, I hope you take the time to reflect on what God's gift through His Son means to you. What do you think Jesus would want for his birthday?