Nice read Amy! I don't think Seth has ever believed in the "traditional" Santa Clause. He could just never fathom a man with flying reindeer, traveling around the world in one night, then shimming down a chimney shoot, leaving presents that were mysteriosuly wrapped in the exact same wrapping paper that mom had hidden in the back of the closet. Hhhhmmmm. Though it wasn't for my lack of trying to convince him. Most times when I still insisted on speaking Santa into existence, Seth would humor me and reply "Okay Mom is Santa going to bring me what I want this year?" While all along he was doing it for me. When I shared the true story of Saint Nicholous with Seth, he was much more impressed with that story than the other.


From the day of his birth Nicholas revealed his humility and grace. He refused on fast-days to take the natural nourishment of a child. He was the youngest bishop in the history of the church. He was persecuted and imprisoned with many other Christians during the reign of the Roman emperor. Once released, he helped established the Christian Church as the official religion. Later in life, he became very wealthy, but literally gave away everything he had away, in the form of gifts and food, to the poor.


Anyway, maybe now that Kaleb is growing and maturing, that story might appeal to his intellict. Hope does still live and Santa does exsist. Perhaps just not in the way we are use to believing in him.

 

Amen Amy! Thanks for sharing! To hope (again) after disapointment over and over again, is a matter of faith~ that it WILL BE turned around and we haven't seen the end- Promises and possibilities are wide open before us in a LOVING Father :)
I will HOPE & experience "his goodness in the land of the living"-right along with you BABY!