This time of year many people begin to celebrate the Advent of the Christ. My kids love the activities, the calendar, the Christmas books, and the pageantry of it all. But yesterday I asked them why we celebrate Advent. Why is Christmas different from any other famous person's birthday? And what was the message the angels gave to the shepherds anyway? Our celebration of Advent is the simulation of the waiting, the longing for, the intense anticipation of the coming of the Messiah. Christmas is more than just "Happy Birthday, Jesus." It's the fulfillment of that long-ago promise by God to send the Seed, a Savior to the world. The angels didn't say, "Dudes, check out the cute tyke that was born tonight!" No, they announced: Unto you is born this day a Savior, the Messiah, the Lord ! Babies are born every day of the year, but this was a special birth. This was the birth of the long-awaited Seed promised to Adam, the Messiah who cam...
Omw I can't believe this! I collected My Little Ponies when I was a child, and two of them are in this picture! Does the little blue one have an ice-cream on her side? Thanks for posting this : )
ReplyDeleteNope, not an ice cream. It's a little baby rattle. She came with a baby bottle and a wee baby blanket. I'm glad you enjoyed the photo! :-)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your pony family! So jealous! I wish I still had mine.
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