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"Every Christmas Day, we have a birthday cake for Jesus and we sing him ‘Happy Birthday.’ Somehow, this simple tradition has helped my children understand that Christmas is not just about presents but a very special celebration of the birth of our Savior." —Kristi Dunlap
“A few years back, we were living in a neighborhood that was one of the most upscale in town.Long before December, all?of our neighbors began putting up glitzy decorations, complete with movable characters and?pricey light displays. Each seemed to outdo the other. One night my husband and our two sons, then ages ten and twelve, disappeared into the garage for a couple of hours. The next thing I knew, our front yard was ‘adorned’ with a manger made of rough scrap wood and filled with straw. My daughter joined in, taking some time to select one of her favorite dolls to lie in the manger. (Clearly, not just any ‘baby’ could play the role of Jesus!)
“My children may have felt uneasy initially about not fitting in, and we definitely did not win any decorating awards that year. However,…
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