Three Gifts

I don't have grandchildren yet, but with 4 children 2 that are young adults - I do anticipate having some in the future... and I hope to pass on valuable traditions, which has led me to thinking that this is a brilliant idea!

Christmas has always been a huge deal for me in giving gifts to our children, sadly I never had the gift of Christ behind it - it was always how many gifts can I put under the tree - most years it was small but still a lot depending on the budget of that year.

What were the three gifts that the wise man presented on that day they visited the King Jesus ~the very first Christmas?

The Gift of Gold~
Gold is of great value~ expensive. This gift could be that special gift that the child truly wants and of course the most precious thing they have been wishing for~ wrapped in gold paper .

The Gift of Frankincense~

Frankincense was the spice that was burned in the Temple during Jesus’ time. This gift could be one that will encourage growth in his or her spiritual walk. This gift could be a new Bible, devotion book, Christian music or even a Christian Movie.

The Gift of Myrrh~

In the Bible times Myrrh was a spice that was used to embalm the dead ~not such a sweet thought but it was said to be what Mary carried to the tomb to anoint Jesus’ body. So how can we relate this to gift giving? The gift of Myrrh is the gift that covers the body. This gift could represent the gift of clothing, bath and body things and of course pajamas.

I love giving gifts and I think this could be a wonderful way to keep the focus on Jesus and HIS birthday.

Adventure the Hero

Seriously I just need to discipline myself to make some sort of post more frequently... because so much happens around here so fast...

Baby Chicks - we have this adorable roo named adventure he is a bantam... and over the last couple months the bantam moms have been hatching to their hearts content. normally the mamas come out with the babies the problem is it takes a week or so for the babies to learn to walk up the ramp to nest for the night or for shelter... last week we had a horrible storm hit us out of the blue - the rain is a lethal thing for baby chicks, about 20 minutes into the storm that little light bulb over my head actually lit up and I realized the chicks were on the ground... and most likely their moms took cover! Running outside into the down pour to put the babies up ... there were none to be seen anywhere ?:-) but there sat adventure in the rain still as could be soak and wet, Noel picked him up to put him in the cage and TADA that little guy was sitting on the chicks!! SO Sweet! Later on Noel said to me "Mama, I think we should change adventures name to Hero"