We celebrate Christmas with simplicity. We don't buy gifts. We don't really decorate our house except for a manger scene that is displayed in our living room. We listen to Christmas music and we love to read the Christmas story. But we are so grateful to our brothers and sisters in Christ who bless our kids with presents that they delight in unwrapping on December 25th. They attend the Youth Group at New Life Church. The counselors of their youth group prepared gifts for them every year. They each got a warm scarf, a file folder and a mp3 decorative item. The leaders also wrote cards for our kids. Our kids posed for pictures with each of their gifts and we just had such a great evening. Abby has her uniform on because she just got back from school. In Taiwan, December 25th is not a holiday. So, we waited until she got home to open their presents.
I love the simplicity of our celebration. I love the focus on Jesus as the greatest Gift for all mankind.
Seek Him First!
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