It’s too easy to get caught up in the hype of a commercialized Christmas. This year, our family decided to work a little harder at working less hard. We’re drop-kicking the stress of Christmas time. We figured the best way to keep Christ in Christmas is to do what He did on earth. He served. He loved people. He cared. He took time to be still and pray.
Together, we sat down and made a list of how we could really make Christmas count this year. Here are just a few of our ideas:
We continue to add ideas as we think of them. In fact, our page is almost full now. Will we get them all done? No, and that’s not the point anyway. We’re working hard at not working hard, remember? Our list is a brainstorm. We’ll pray about how God can use us during this season, and we’ll let the rest go.
We’d love for you to join us this year in Making Christmas Count! We made a free printable to share with you so that you and your family can make a list of your own. Let’s enjoy serving others this holiday season, remembering and appreciating the One who came to serve.
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Great ideas! This year we are taking time after our morning, family devotional to read a Christmas book before heading out the door. In the evening we read daily advent scriptures and it opens up conversations about what the season is really about.
On our idea list is helping as a family at a food pantry, treats for neighbors also, advent scriptures at breakfast, reading about Narnia at night, as well as opening one of our Christmas picture books each evening (the first ones are from the library!) I wrapped them in fabric from my stash and put them under the tree. and thinking of one another/homemade gifts/treats the 12 days leading to the 25th instead of presents piled up on one day, so we delight and surprise one another with the smallest things as well. Then on the 24th we’re going to find something together with our money to send away to a ministry and light all the candles and play worship and carols and read the real Christmas story. we will do stockings and a special breakfast on 25th and seeing family. we are so excited!
Great recommendations. Others we are doing: offer to babysit a child so that the parent(s) can shop or wrap gifts. Read a Christmas book together each night before bed. We don’t have snow but we have lots of leaves to rake.