EP 85 10 Practical Ways To Keep Jesus In Your Christmas Celebration

<p>Holiday Blues or Christmas Crazy?</p> <p>How do you fare during the holidays? Overwhelmed? Busy? Tired? Broke?</p> <p>Well, my little Katies take a few minutes for yourself with a beverage and a deep breath as I give you 10 very practical Christmas helps for getting through your holidays with joy and grace.</p> <p>Bonus- you will be intentionally including Jesus in your celebration!</p> <p>As promised- My Manger IQ Game.  (Feel free to make it more or less hard depending on the age of the kiddos playing!)</p> <p>Manger Memory True and False Game (from Luke 2 and Matthew 2)</p> <p>1. Mary is the mother of Jesus. (True)</p> <p>2. There were 3 wise men,. (False, we don't really know! We do know they brought 3 gifts...but there could have been many wise men)</p> <p>3. Jesus was visited by shepherds the night he was born. (True)</p> <p>4. Joseph was Jesus' dad. (False. He was Jesus' earthly dad. Jesus is the Son of God)</p> <p>5. Mary and Joseph had to go to Bethlehem to be counted in a census. (True)</p> <p>6. They had to go to Bethlehem because they were from the family of Levi. (False)</p> <p>7. The angels told the shepherds to wait about a week and they could see Jesus wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger. (False)</p> <p>8.  The wise men also visited Jesus in the manger. (False, Matthew 2:11 they visited him in his house)</p> <p>9. The king, Herod, was the first place the wise men stopped when they were looking for Jesus. (True)</p> <p>10. There was a great star (light) in the heavens that led to Jesus. (True)</p> <p>11. Herod the king  told the wise men to come tell him when they found the baby because he wanted to go worship Jesus too. (True)</p> <p>12. Herod the king was kind and loving. (False)</p> <p>13. An angel told Mary she was going to have a baby even though she was not married. (True)</p> <p>14. Angels appear a lot to tell about Jesus' coming- to Mary, Joseph, the shepherds and to the wise men. (True)</p> <p>15. The angel's name was Samuel. (False, Gabriel)</p> <p>16. Angels warn the wise men to g