Our Family & Our Life

Dear Diary, I am " At the Well " today with hostess, Tracy of Thirsty for Him discussing the very timely topic of Keeping Christ in Christmas. I grew up in a Christian home where we had a Christmas tree, decorations, turkey and visits to Santa at the mall. We also exchanged gifts with the immediate family but never on Christmas Day, usually the Saturday before Christmas Day. I don't recall any traditions but we always went to church on Christmas morning and as kids we knew why Christmas was celebrated. In my young family to date we have two tradition: ~ new pyjamas, which was started by my husbands family when he was growing up; and ~ a family photo by the tree. Between my husband and I we discussed how we want our daughter to celebrate Christmas as she gets older. Unlike some Christians, we will celebrate Christmas. If I understand correctly, some Christians do not celebrate because many traditions e.g. tree and Santa, are rooted in pagan beliefs and there is no biblica

Dear Diary, Today is At the Well Monday, a meme hosted by Chelsey of Joyfully Living for His Glory . The topic today is Marriage. Colin and I have been married about 2.5 years (August 28, 2006) so we don't have a ton of experience but both of us have examples of good marriages in our families. However even though we are newly married (not newlyweds, that's only the first year) we have had our share of trying times and many happy times as well. We have learned what it means to be a husband and wife to each other. We are not perfect, nobody is, but we are doing best to be each others (2nd) best friend by following the biblical teachings of marriage. The topic questions this week that I will be addressing from my perspective are as follows: What does commitment in marriage mean? What kind of wife are we called to be to our husbands? What are ways that we can Biblically stand for our marriage? I read somewhere that Christian marriages tend to be "better", that is, they re