When my girls were little, one of my favorite activities was to read aloud to them before bed each night. At Christmastime, I collected stories from books or magazines related to the season. It became a special tradition to pull these well-loved stories out one time a year and read them together.
Unfortunately, I misplaced my folder full of Christmas stories somewhere along the way—otherwise I would share them with you now. But the memories we made reading together can never be lost.
Yesterday Nicole suggested some Christmas gifts for children. If you’re also on the lookout for Christmas traditions for little ones, I can think of few better than reading stories to them that reinforce the gospel message of the season.
I recently found a Christmas story in a magazine that has been put online. The graphics are simple and there is no audio track. However, this story points clearly to our need for a Savior. So let me encourage you to read "Not What I Deserve" with your children tonight. Oh, and it’s even more fun if you light a fire and enjoy some hot chocolate with marshmallows.
P.S. Two other Christmas stories you may want to check out are The Something Wonderful by Karen Hill and the story of Jesus' birth in The Big Picture Story Bible that Nicole referenced yesterday.
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