We Three Kings

Gold. 

Frankincense. 

Myrrh.

It's basically a song about the gifts

they brought Jesus.

And it reminds me of a 

great idea Mike and I had when

the kids were little.

We were trying to get a little less

Santa 

in the holiday and a little more

Jesus.

To that end, we told the kids that as the 

Three Wise Men

brought three special gifts to the Christ child

so would Santa bring each of them three

gifts on Christmas mornings.

Michael was about 4. 

We were in the car when we were discussing this,

a few minutes later a little

voice from the backseat says, 

"what's myrrh?"

And where, Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh were highly
valued in Jesus' time,
and Gameboy, Pokeymon and micro-machines
were highly valued in Michael's time,
what gift of value can I give to Jesus now?

My time?
My attention?
My heart.