Monday, December 05, 2011

Another Use for Stockings


My family had never had stockings before this year. I guess I just hadn't gotten around to incorporating that into our holiday. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE stockings and the way my mom filled them was amazing, but I wanted the stockings to be special
                                                                                         
                                                                                                 and beautiful
                                                                                              
                                                                                                       and matching and...

we have been adding members to our family for the 3 years up until now.


So...all that to say - I finally made some!



And with the idea of continuing our thankfulness - this time towards each other instead of at Thanksgiving when it could be anything or any person- throughout the month of December we will write notes of thankfulness or making creative pictures for each other and put them in each others' stockings.


I encouraged the kids to think of something that they loved in one of our family members and write it down, letting them know. Or giving them the option of writing a note and making a gift for Jesus. These cards for Jesus will go under the tree in Jesus' manger for when he arrives on Christmas Day (yes, He will really arrive in a basket under our tree thanks to one of Taylor's old baby dolls).

The other cards that are in the stockings will be read by all on Christmas Day. This is the first year to do this, but I am praying that its a sweet time of reflecting on the blessings the Lord has given us in our family and in Himself and overflowing with thankfulness for those things.

His grace is so evident in the gifts that He gives, particularly in giving of Himself. I want my kids to connect those dots.


I will probably also throw some other fun items into their stockings as well. It's just too hard for me to see things in the dollar bin that I know they would love and pass them up!

I really hope this will be a meaningful tradition that bonds our family and points us toward our Savior. 


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4 comments:

  1. Great idea! I seem to remember your tradition of the manger under the tree and then adding Jesus on Christmas day. Do you incorporate that into your advent calendar?

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  2. Tiff - we do the baby in the manger on Christmas Day and we act out the story while Allen reads scriptures from the Bible. Easton is usually our angel and we make him fly. He thinks its fun. But I digress... no it's not really incorporated into the advent calendar, just a tradition for Christmas Day. But if you wanted to you could make it your Christmas Day activity on the advent calendar!

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  3. What a sweet idea Kendra!

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