Ready for Christmas!!!

I know we still have a few more months before Christmas arrives, but I was going through a website that was given to me by a sweet dear friend, Amanda DeHoog. Its www.hubbardscupboard.org. I have found a daily activity starting December 1st teaching children about the birth of Jesus. Oh how excited I am to do this with my kids! Its going to be an awesome time for our family celebrating and learning more and more about our Savior, Jesus Christ! I know that last year I had posted a blog about doing fun family traditions. We did do some things, but this year is going to be great!!! I hope to carry out this tradition every year with the kids. We are even going to start some new traditions with my parents, my sis, and her girls. We have made the decision this year to only buy for the kids. No more buying for the adults. At first, I will admit I struggled about giving this up. It was my selfish human nature side screaming at me saying no, because I LOVE getting new clothes. Do you see how ridiculous that last statement is, how self-centered I can be? Yuck, I hate that!!! When I chose to silence that side of me I realized what a great blessing this would be. One because we won't have the financial burden of buying for everyone, two the stress that goes along with trying to find the "perfect" gift, and three, the best one of all, seeing our family serving together for God's glory. We haven't worked out all the details yet of what these new traditions will be, but we are all seeking the Lord to direct us in what He desires our family to do for His kingdom. Its going to be great!!! I honestly, don't think I have ever been this excited about Christmas before. Its because we are making it all about the true meaning of Christmas, making it all about JESUS CHRIST!!!