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Family Traditions: A Glimpse into Christmas Futureby Tricia Goyer
Have you ever thought about family traditions? As I helped my 1-year-old place
ornaments on the Christmas tree this year I imagined her doing the same thing with her
children—and maybe even grandchildren—one day. Traditions are beliefs and customs
handed down through generations. By sharing meaningful moments with your kids you're
sending yourself into the future. How amazing is that?
Sharing family traditions cause us to slow down from the busy, adult world for a while.
We ignore the laundry to set out the nativity set with our kids. We set aside time in our
schedules to drive around and look at Christmas lights.
Holiday traditions aren't only fun, they also help strength family bonds. Through
traditions kids trust in the security of family unit. They think, “This is our family and
this is what I do.” Of course, the most important thing to share isn't just what we do ...
but why. Why do we put out a nativity? To remind us the real meaning of the season—
Jesus coming to earth. What do the Christmas lights represent displayed on homes and on
trees? They represent the Light of the World, Jesus.
Using traditions to bond our families and share our faith isn't new. I love these
two Scriptures that talk about that very thing.
Exodus 12:25 says, “When you enter the land that the LORD will give you as he
promised, observe this ceremony.”
Psalm 78:4 says, “We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next
generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has
done.”
What are you're traditions? Here are a few of ours:
Baking a Birthday cake for Jesus
Buying a new ornament every year for each child
Acting out the Christmas story (with props!)
Praying together before opening presents
What are your traditions? Write a list and appreciate them in a new way this
year. Then ask, “If I could add one new tradition this holiday season, what would it
be?” I'd love to hear what you choose! It also makes me smile to think of your children's
grandchildren doing the same.
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Tricia Goyer is aCBA best-selling author and the winner of two American Christian Fiction Writers’
Book of the Year Awards (Night Song and Dawn of a Thousand Nights). She co-wrote
3:16 Teen Edition with Max Lucado and contributed to the Women of Faith Study Bible.
Also a noted marriage and parenting writer, she lives with her husband and children in
Arkansas. www.triciagoyer.com
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