Have a Lovely, Simple Christmas!

by Jan Drexler

You know the song, “Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas”, right?  Well, start humming and then add in the words:

Have a lovely, simple Christmas! It’s the best time of the year,I don’t know, if there’ll be snowBut the family will have cheer!
Have a lovely, simple Christmas,And when you see your children smile,You’ll know they’ll remember thisFor years and years with bliss.
Look for the Spirit’s glowShining in your home,This is what you’re waiting for,The Savior Christ has come!
Have a lovely, simple Christmas!And in case you didn’t hear,You can simplyHave a lovely, blessed ChristmasThis year!

Did you have fun with the sing-a-long?
But mostly, did you get the message?
Christmas is….Christmas. 

And the message of Christmas is that Jesus came to earth…as God promised,
to live a sinless life…as God promised,
to make the perfect sacrifice…as God promised.
The manger and the cross. What more do we need?

When you’re planning your family Christmas celebration, remember that we don’t need all that stuff that we would like to buy….



Simplify your Christmas this year – hold on to dear traditions, but don’t fall into the trap of lights, candy, loads of food, and presents and more presents…
Give your family the gift of yourself….
…make cookies with your little ones

…read a book together

…play games together
…volunteer to ring the bell for the Salvation Army
…sing
…laugh
…play
Have a lovely, blessed, simply awe-filled Christmas!

Now it's your turn! What do you do to keep your own Christmas celebrations simple?



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