Gifted: 12 Days of Handmade features various ideas for making handmade gifts, homemade decor, gift wrapping ideas and also includes free downloadable projects to print.
From the first Christmas I can remember living with my mom, Santa never came to our house on Christmas morning. I read stories of Santa delivering gifts, took pictures with him at the mall and imagined how he might travel the world in one evening. My mom never stole the imagination of a five-year old away, but Santa never climbed down the chimney of our house.
Christmas morning I raced down the stairs, bright-eyed and filled with anticipation of the presents that beautifully grace our Christmas tree. Quickly I moved from the doll house to the bike to the dolly in the box. Tied to each of the bows and attached to each wrapped packaged was one name.
Jesus.
Every gift under our tree came down from the Father of Lights through the Son. Presents under our tree were filled with the presence of God Almighty.
I recognized my mom's writing. I knew she wrote Jesus on every gift, but there was more truth written on that little tag than any other part of Christmas candles, gift exchanges and shimmering lights.
Every Christmas morning since my children were born, I have passed on the same tradition. And my girls ask their classmates who comes to their house on Christmas morning. Upon hearing "Santas" across the table, my girls reply, "Jesus comes to ours."
If you celebrate the same tradition, enjoy these gift tags. They are from Jesus.
:: Click to Download Love Jesus Tags (1.4 MB, PDF)
Christmas morning we are GIFTED with a surpassing present under the tree, the gift of His presence:
"Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker." Psalm 95:6
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