I love so many things about Christmas.  Since we have a three year old, there is the constant questions and wonders about the "miracles" of Christmas!  The first miracle is the tree inside our house.  David is amazed by it and loved helping us decorate it.  He loves crawling under it to turn on the sparkling lights.

He has also learned that advertisements actually have things that people can buy.  A few times lately he has found something in an ad or catalog and brought it to me with the following:  "Can we have one of these at our house?"  I usually just smile and look at it with him and say:  "Wow, that is neat."  Really, I do not recall any of my other children bringing me advertisements with things they liked. 

Another miracle is the snow.  He has very vivid memories of the big snow last year.  he talks about our snowmen, snow ball fights, and hot chocolate.  So every time we get a flurry he looks out the window all day waiting to see if this snow will be big enough to sled.  He is watching the windows today.

The one thing he does not yet seem to comprehend is the connection of all these Christmas wonders to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  I look forward to teaching him and talking to him more about Jesus this month.  There are so many great books and resources for mothers to help teach their young ones- even toddlers about the Good Shepherd who came to earth as a baby in a humble manger. Snuggling up with the kids under blankets and reading the word will be a real treasure this month.

A sad part about this month is that Christina really is growing up.  She was not there when we decorated the tree because she had already made plans.  She won't be going to the Christmas plays with us this year because she is in college.  I guess her schedule will dictate if she is able to do Christmas Crafts and Christmas baking with us this year.  For some reason, I never imagined the day would come where she would not be around for all these simple ways we celebrate Christmas. 

Oh, mothers with just littles in tow, enjoy those babies and all the simple memories you are making.  Relax about the house, and  spend time teaching the young ones in your care about Jesus and his great promises.

Happy Homemaking!
Malia Russell

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