Can books be a tradition?

Write about a few of your favorite family traditions.

My youngest 1st time reading Christmas morning

We have read these 2 books every Christmas morning for 31 years. Our traditions for my favorite time of the year actually start on Christmas Eve. That is when everyone gets to open one gift of my choosing, which is always Christmas Pajamas.

2023 Jammie Theme

Christmas morning we have Jesus’s birthday cake and read our books before we open any gifts. I started this to highlight the verses in the Bible that says, “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” Psalm 34:8

The books bring the whole holiday in perspective as a Christian celebrating the most significant part of our faith. The birth of Jesus. So rather than read straight from the Bible I found these two books that told the story and relevance through a child’s eyes. My four girls have continued these traditions for more than 3 decades. So I’m pretty sure that they see the benefit of taking the focus off of the wrapped gifts under the tree and remember baby Jesus wrapped in swaddling clothes.

I have found that by making our faith important without squashing the hype of Christmas has withstood through the years. What more could a momma of faith, hope and love receive than their children giving faith, hope and love to their children.

Baked and decorated by my two youngest daughters.

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