We had such a wonderful December that I'd like to share it with you. We attended several Christmas parties at the homes of friends. We did some special things as a family during our time off from school. We had a lovely worship service on Christmas Eve - baptisms, communion and lots of worship. It was wonderful!
We did some things differently this year. Please understand that what I'm about to share is how we see the Father leading us. Our Father leads us all a bit differently so there is no suggestion here that you should do the same and no condemnation to those who disagree.
Several years ago, my boys began studying the roots of the traditional American holidays. We were surprised to find so much paganism. We knew about some of the holidays but we were surprised by others.
Year before last, my boys wanted to stop celebrating "Christmas" and celebrate Chanukah instead. For many reasons, I didn't allow them to do so that year. But, I also assured them that we could do so the next year if they were still convicted. They were...so this year we put aside our normal traditions and began some new ones by celebrating the Festival of Lights. We all enjoyed it!
We lit a new candle on the Menorah each night...
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