St. Nick

My sister and I took the boys to meet St. Nick today. They were curious, but not that excited about it. They liked the decorations more than St. Nick himself.

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We plan to teach our boys that Christmas is a celebration of Jesus' birth. That will be the center of Christmas in our home.

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However, we live in a world where Santa Clause is very prevalent at this time of year & rather than avoid the entire thing, I intend to teach Benjamin & Joseph the story of the true St. Nicholas. It is a beautiful story of a caring, loving, humble, devoted man of God who went out of his way to help others without them knowing. You can learn about it by googling if you like. {smile}.

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I am so glad God is not like Santa.

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The song says...

"Oh! You better watch out,

You better not cry,

You better not pout, I'm telling you why:

Santa Claus is coming to town!

He's making a list,

He's checking it twice,

Gonna find out who's naughty or nice.

Santa Claus is coming to town!

He sees you when you're sleeping,

He knows when you're awake.

He knows when you've been bad or good,

So be good for goodness sake!

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No, God is not like Santa. He does not give us what we deserve. His gift is not based on a list or my goodness. Instead, he was goodness for my sake! He became flesh and dwelt among us, yet did not sin.

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Benjamin is doing so well. I didn't realize how badly he was feeling before his diagnosis. He has been so happy & energetic the last few days!

(he is making a very high pitched squeal in the above picture)

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So...life is interesting! I love having my energetic boy back, but it means more clean up {grin}.

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I made some of that delicious fudge. Yummy! So I am off to enjoy some & get some presents wrapped.