You're Invited to a Birthday Party!

Hello sweet mommies and babies!

I wanted to let you know that you are invited to a birthday party next Monday morning! What am I talking about? Let me tell you...

This week we talked about these questions...

What does Christmas mean to you?

How do you celebrate Christmas?

Does the way you celebrate match with the meaning of Christmas?

Would it seem odd to you if we all had a birthday party for you, took time off of work to prepare for it weeks ahead, cleaned the house and cooked up a nice meal, and then didn't invite you, or even mention you at the party? And yet that's often just what we do at Christmas!

I read a short story about a 3 year old boy who asked his mom what Christmas was and she answered that it was Jesus' birthday. The boy was excited, and answered quickly, 'Then we should have a birthday party with cake and candles and sing 'Happy Birthday'! ' The mom said, 'OK, we will', and their family has had a birthday party for Jesus every year since, for more than 50 years now. At the party, each family member answers 2 questions...

What are you most thankful for from the past year?

What present are you going to give to Jesus in the year ahead?

Of course, the present will look very different from person to person, but I encourage you to think about these 2 questions yourself. We agreed that we too will have a birthday party for Jesus at the next Baba Mama club, and we will talk about these 2 questions together.

I really hope that you can come!!!! Please let me know, so that we are sure to have enough birthday cake for everyone! :)