Each member of our family is so different, like individual components of a symphony. But, like a symphony, each part is important to the overall structure and sound of the piece. We all work together to make a beautiful sound...our family. Just as the Lord knit us together in the womb, He is now knitting us together as a family, for His glory, outside the womb.
"The angel said unto her, 'Fear not, Mary:for you have found favor with God.'" Luke 1:30.
Today we got to make Christmas ornaments for the grandparents! We made some extras for ourselves as well. Here's where I got the idea for these fun ornaments.
It's time to start our Christmas countdown! Each day, the kids read the scripture for that day and do an activity. Today's scripture was, "The angel Gabriel was sent from God unto...Nazareth, to a virgin." Luke 1:26-27
The activity for today was to make a nativity scene. I bought the manger from the dollar store last year. Cb's and medium A gathered rocks for us to paint. Medium A painted a plethora of "chickens", to the untrained eye they just look like yellow rocks.:) F painted several animals, including a some chickens, a cow, a donkey, and sheep. Cb's and I worked on the people together.
To close our evening, B led us in a family devotional for the first day of advent...hope. We sang some Christmas carols, drank hot chocolate, ate cookies and listened to His word. A beautiful day. Romans 12:12, "Let your hope keep you joyful, be patient in your trials, pray at all time." Our hope is found in Jesus, who came as a humble baby, died on the cross for our sins, and has promised to come for us again!
The whole family helped color and put this nativity set together (some needed a little more prodding than others...not naming names).
I bet you didn't know that Bethlehem was such a modern town.:) As you can see in the picture, they had electricity! You'd think they would have let Mary and Joseph in. Crazy!
B led us in our first advent tonight, since he has Soma tomorrow night. It was a nice time to focus on the Lord. B brought in some cuttings from our pine tree out back to decorate the advent wreath. Then, as we enjoyed cookies and hot chocolate, he led us in a devotional, some q and a time, songs, and prayer. I'm looking forward to next Sunday!
On another note, here is Cb's in her ballet performance from last night!
