25 Days of Merry – Day 3 – The Christmas Story

It’s very important to us that our boys understand that the real reason for Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Jesus and the gift of salvation. So for today’s Merry activity we simply read the Christmas story at bedtime from David’s children’s Bible.

Of course it wasn’t the first time David heard the story. But every time we read it he seems to latch on to some new little morsel.

When I read the part where Bethlehem is called The City of David, our David perked up when he heard his name. We stopped and explained to him who King David was, and told him that King David was related to Jesus. Then David said very seriously, “It’s good to be related to Jesus.”

I can only guess at all the benefits David imagines that come along with having Jesus in your family tree. Probably something like all the toys you could ever want.

David was also very concerned by the illustration that shows cows in the stable with the Baby Jesus. In the picture the cows are tied to a post. He wanted to know why the cows were tied up when they were already penned up in a barn. “But they can’t get away. Whey would they tie them up?”

Hopefully somewhere between King David and the cows he also got the rest of the story.

It’s been fun so far trying to think of way to fit some special Christmas activity in every day. Even on busy days like today. Reading that story only took 10 minutes, but it was 10 minutes well spent.

I’ve also been planning some things for next week when we have more time that I’m looking forward to.

This has certainly amped up my Christmas spirit. If you need some holiday cheer I encourage you to try and Make a Little Merry every day too.

The snow that started coming down in big, fluffy flakes tonight also helped add to the Christmas spirit around here. It’s actually sticking, and everything is frosted and sparkling in the moonlight.

David was so happy to see the snow. It didn’t really start coming down good until after dark, but he got to go out in it with Dad for a little while.

There is nothing quite like the the wonder a child finds in the first snow of the season.