Christmas is upon us and I am trying to teach Wesley why we celebrate Christmas. I had no idea how difficult this would be. We have a couple Christmas books and since Wes is loving story time lately, we have been reading them often. We read the Christmas story about how Jesus was born in a manger to His mother and father who could not find a house to stay in. I can not for the life of my convince him that Jesus was a baby! He is positive that Jesus is a little man that he can carry around with in his hand or his throat! Yes I said throat, you read that correctly. He loves Jesus and talks about Him and prays but for whatever reason can not imagine that Jesus was a baby and he was most certainly NOT born in a barn! That is just for cows and poop! Hmmm....maybe next year I will be able to reason with Wes better. It amazes me that a boy who makes friends out of nothing and names them Fred and carries Jesus around in his throat can not imagine Jesus as a baby. He is too much! Oh yeah and Mary and Joseph were not Jesus' parents, they are his friends. There is no point in trying to change his mind. Jesus is a man, NOT a baby and did not have a mommy or daddy and definitely was not a baby in a barn full of poop! I love his imagination and his personality, his quirky ways, and his contagious smile but man oh man is he hard reason with, maybe next year. Then again look at who I am dealing with. This is the same boy who wears 3-d glasses and walks to the beat of his own drummer. :) Any suggestions?
19.12.09
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Adorable! I love the things kids come up with! At least he knows who Jesus is, he's got a great start to really understanding what Christmas is all about! I love that he doesn't think Jesus was a baby and instead a little man that can be carried around. :) So cute!
That's super-sweet, Lindsay. This is how we all learn - Line Upon Line - Precept upon Precept - a little here - a little there. Love it!!!
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