Scriptures and Presents

My last post was on Christmas traditions and it got me thinking... none of our holiday traditions are unique to us. So, I set out to find a new tradition that I didn't steal from Ben's or my family. My answer came in the December Ensign! Speaking of the Ensign (and because I like to get sidetracked), I have really been enjoying reading the Ensign and the Church News lately. I finished the Ensign for this month and now I've been reading the Church News for this week. It's nice to read wholesome, uplifting things, eh? Anyway, this Christmas tradition is to be done the 12 days before Christmas. You just need to get 12 small gifts or treats that can be shared among the family. I only spent 12 dollars (1 dollar per gift); it should be inexpensive I say. Wrap up each gift and on the outside include a gift tag with a scripture on each. Each scripture discusses a gift from our Heavenly Father, such as scriptures, prayer, the Creation, etc. So each night on the 12 days before Christmas, you look up and read the scripture, talk about the blessing/gift mentioned, and then open up the present and share what's inside. Since we will traveling to Utah on the 19th, we are doing the 12 Days Before Going Out of Town. This meant that we started last night. Emma liked it because it involved picking out a present from under the tree and getting to tear it up and eat the candy inside. Yum! This is good practice for Emma too, I figure. She needs to warm up those present unwrapping muscles. ;)

Ooo! Ben recently found me a fun blog addition. To the right is my very own radio station, which you can play while you read. You just have to select the station, "susan's music" and it will play through my playlist that we selected. It's pretty fun. To add Blog Tunes to your own blog, click here.