I found this link off of A Holy Experience today. I think it's a wonderful idea. I'm going to have to go hunting for a little wooden manger and some straw in a couple of years, once Seth gets old enough to understand...
And in other news... our heat is out. The igniter is broken, and it looks like we have an unusual igniter, hence, it may be a few days before one is procured from outer Mongolia. Grrr. I'm trying not to let this situation steal my peace. Sunday was a cold day around here. I wore two layers of clothes and gloves all day. Things improved when the heating guy came and manually ignited the heat. That meant we had it cranked up to a toasty 85 in here when we got back from carolling. But the bad news was that it would cut off and not cut on again after it reached the target temp. Sigh. But!... I sent out an email for help to our S.S. class this morning. Within 15 minutes, I had an offer of 3 space heaters and some blankets, and a sweet friend delivered them by 11 a.m. What a blessing! So we're keeping warm here in the casa. And we may just try out the new wood burning fireplace tonight...
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It's an intriguing idea...I love new ideas for traditions. However, I have to say that this one left me with a little bit of a question...I'm just wondering if it would encourage legalism in my kids. You know, a subtle, maybe even unconscious feeling that, "Jesus will come when you've done lots of nice things for others"... I'd be curious to hear what moms of older kids think. I love the idea, and I'm wondering if I'm too much of a purist on this logic. But it does bother me just a bit..
But like I said, I don't have much experience with how something like this would hit older kids.
Terri
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