…and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy…
Luke 1:14
Memory is the mother of traditions. Almost all of our special days are celebrated because they remind us of something significant in the past… Our celebrations are occasions to look back and remember what God has done in the world and in our lives. Noel Piper
With the Christmas season upon us, we spend the month in anticipation; wondering and weaving our way through the history, stories, prophesies; the roots of the one who was born to give His life. Remembering.
We spend time with family and friends, sharing in love wrapped up in the warmth of giving hearts. Connecting.
We laugh and cry. We sing the beautiful songs of Christmas past and the new ones of today. Reflecting.
Tradition. It’s a way of keeping the memories alive year after year. It’s…
Remembering
Connecting
Reflecting
For the next 25 days myself and a group of beautiful ladies are going to share our Christmas Traditions with you. And, on the last day, you too can share your traditions. Maybe you’ll find you share some of these same traditions… maybe you’ll glean a new one.
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Make sure to visit these wonderful gals in our 25 Days of Christmas Series for the month of December:
25 Days of Christmas: Home for the Holidays @ Graceful Abandon
25 Days of Easy Christmas Crafts for Toddlers & Preschoolers @ Sidetracked Sarah
25 Days of Simple Christmas @ Simply Living for Him
Linking up today with: WFMW {because traditions work for me}, Life: Unmasked, Winsome Wednesdays, Women in the Word, Mustard Seed Planting, Wild Wednesday Hop, Walk with Him Wednesdays, No Ordinary Blog Hop, Living Well Wednesday, WFW, I Fellowship, Raising Homemakers
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This sounds like a wonderful series! I love seeing what other people do to celebrate Christmas.
Amy, I am really excited about it!
Now that is adorable! I love your 25 days of Tradition idea.
Thanks LeAnn!
I’m looking forward to it. There are some great posts from some fantabulous writers! 
What a wonderful idea! I will be back to see what everyone is doing!
Emily, so glad you’ll be back!
Looking forward to “seeing” you! 
Just found your site thru WLW, lovely! Look forward to the 25 days of Christmas Traditions! New follower!
Rachel, so glad you found me!
I think you’ll enjoy the 25 Days series. I’m really looking forward to it! 
YES! That is so important to remember….the JOY of the season! Thanks for sharing this at Mom’s Mustard Seeds.
Rebecca, thanks for stopping by! Yes… the JOY of the season… keeping that in the forefront!
Sounds like fun! I struggle with the holidays being a time of joy. There’s too much family drama going on this time of year that threatens to steal my joy. I have to be on my guard!
Thanks Jennifer. I am SO sorry you have to deal with family drama. I understand…. and it does tend to steal your joy. Praying he’ll give you an EXTRA measure of HIS peace during this time!
Thanks. He always does!
What fun. I’m enjoying Christmas and Advent activities full of fun and educational joy for my grand children and myself. I’ll definitely had to check back and check the other sites. Thank you for a lovely visit for Word-Filled Wednesday.
That is great Kaye! Yes, do check back, I think you will really enjoy some of the post written by such wonderful gals who are sharing their heart!
Great idea.
Hi Chelsey – its always a pleasure visiting here. I want to thank you for linking up with me on Wednesday and look forward to seeing you there again this week.
God bless
Tracy
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Thanks Tracy! And Thanks for Stopping by!