I want everyone to remember the part in the Christmas stor- ok wait not Santa or anything like that I mean the real Christmas story. Ok now remember the part when the wise men followed the star to meet baby Jesus. Just in that way I would like to challenge you to be a leader a guide a star in someone else’s life lead them to make good decisions, and take risks, and most of all lead them to God.

by Judah

Christmas means…🎄
Happiness spreads throughout the world 🤗
Righteousness 👍
Immanuel, God is with us❤️
Savior is born on that night🤱🏼
Thanksgiving 🙏🏻
Mary and Joseph👪 
An angel protector for baby Jesus👼🏻
Star is shining on the stable ⭐️ 

The Three Kings (or Wise Men) that visited Jesus at the time of his birth came from lands far to the East, the furthest theoretically from India. The distance from India to Bethlehem is around 2,800 miles. Riding on a camel’s back.

These men were not Christian. In fact, they were firm believers in astrology, following a star that led them to Bethlehem. They took with them valuable gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, to give to a commoner that wasn’t even born yet.

The Three Kings could not have found this easy. They would have spent years charting the skies, and years more to make their journey. All for a boy in a manger. As followers of a God who has been born among us, has proven his power and love to the world, we should be empowered, dedicated, a hundred times more so than a group of wealthy Zoroastrians who had not lived in a world that Jesus had been born into.

And still they committed years to this one journey alone. We Christians should be inspired by the tale of the Wise Men, because we have what they don’t. We have a genuine connection with Christ Jesus, one where we can listen, even ask God for guidance. When we are called, we should then respond with committed and passionate action.

But what about us? What journey do we make? What gifts do we bring? God is calling each of us for something special, and we each have a gift to give back to our Father. This holiday season, may we each be listening extra close to the Word in our life, and respond with still more diligence than the Wise Men exhibited so long ago.

Merry Christmas Family!

Josiah.

I love Christmas because of the leaves and I know it is most important that we/I know that that day is Jesus Christ was born on that day.👶🏼🤱🏻.when we got here yesterday,first we went to grans house and then we went to in-n-Out🍟🍔🥤. And then we went to Trader Joe’s and got cereal and other snacks.we went to bed and in the morning we had WAFFLES! Me Ahinoah and Rob went to get gas ⛽️ and when we got back Saskia and Tressan were there and then we went to a place where we learned about birds 🦅 we saw a real bald eagle!🐔🐥🐧🐦🐤🐣🕊.then we came back to grans house and had lasagna then the boys went for a hike to robs son’s house  and we came to San Diego .now we are looking forwards to Christmas 🎄