Wood Manger

Wood MangerIn the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, its easy to forget ONE thing: Its NOT our birthday! Christmas is about one baby the Christ Child! When you watch your kids greedily rip open gifts one after the other, it can make you rethink gift giving at Christmas. WAR, Int'l founder and president, Becky McDonald shares: Early in parenting, we decided to begin a family tradition by collecting money in an empty "manger" during the month of December.

 

In the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, it’s easy to forget ONE thing: It’s NOT our birthday! Christmas is about one baby – the Christ Child! When you watch your kids greedily rip open gifts one after the other, it can make you rethink gift-giving at Christmas. WAR, Int'l founder and president, Becky McDonald shares: Early in parenting, we decided to begin a family tradition by collecting money in an empty "manger" during the month of December. We'd pay the kids a little "too much" for extra chores they did around the house, and they would contribute to the growing manger fund. All December, our little manger gathered coins and dollar bills—hard-earned "gifts" for the Baby Jesus. On Christmas Eve, the treasure magically grew, "added to" by mom and dad! After all the gifts were opened on Christmas morning, we'd count the money in the manger, and a family vote determined who would receive Jesus' gift. One year it was an elderly widow who needed medicine; another year, a single mom whose car had died! As busy moms and dads, and especially as kids, we need a visual reminder of the real reason for the season! Challenge yourself and your kids to place a dollar, a dime, or any amount, in the manger every time you buy yourself a Starbucks or some other “treat.” Somehow, the visual reminder of the manger—empty and waiting—keeps your focus on whose birthday it really is!

 

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