Happenings at the Lazy D Ranch
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I have been curious about the Jesse Tree idea for a while now. I always have great plans to work on it during the year and yet find at the end of the year that I have not accomplished much. This year, my dear friend Kendra, brought The Glorious Coming to my attention. It is beautifully illustrated and wonderfully written. Starting this tradition is important to me for many reasons. But, the single greatest reason is that we have four bio children that need to be reminded of God's perfect redemption plan continuously. And, we have two adopted children who know little of the Promised Messiah. Of course, we are to teach, train, and instruct our little ones in the precepts of God's grace all through the year. But, there is something about the month before Christmas, also known as Advent, that ripens the senses to the beauty of the whole plan. Starting with Creation and working our way through the Old Testament, we see an incredible story unfold. So, the Davis household has decided to daily walk through some of the prophecies and stories of Old. In this way, we can see clearly the plan of salvation that Yahweh had laid before the foundation of the earth. Another new tradition of ours, albeit an old tradition for many believers, is the Advent candles/wreath. As I was reading about the symbolism of this holiday tradition I was reminded that God often used symbolism in His Word to help us see the message behind the symbol. Our advent wreath is probably different then most. We just took some fake pine garland and wrapped it in the shape of a wreath. Then I went out and bought five candles. I have to admit that purple is not a color in my Christmas decor so I went for a multi colored wreath. We lit the blue candle yesterday. After reading what the wreath was all about we decided to come up with a meaning for each candle color. The kids all decided that blue should stand for the clear night sky that the Angels sang in and the star was seen in. The next color is green for the hay in the manger that Jesus laid in. Gold/Cream is for the gifts given by the Wisemen. Red is for the redemption we would soon have through the blood of Jesus And, white is for the purity of the sinless son of God and son of Man. You are suppose to light a candle each Sunday leading to Christmas and then the white candle is lit on Christmas day. We decided to keep the candle of the week lit throughout the week. This way the sweet aroma of the candle can remind us of the blessings we have in Christ.
These new traditions are truly making our Christmas season A Special Kind of Wonderful!
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