Wandering Wise Men Day 3
My husband gave me the inspiration for today's diorama... he said the guys should be playing with the kid's Legos, well that turned into me staying up for a few hours trying to create pyramids out of Legos. Not an easy feat believe me! I figured Bethlehem was super close to Egypt so they might have journeyed by some Pyramids... I mean, why travel all that way not to also go sight-seeing a little!?
 The kids quickly found the men today and thought it was hilarious that they were playing! My daughter, 6, said "it's like how we play games on a family vacation!" yeah, kinda like that! I wonder what the Wise Men did on their long journey, some researchers say their journey could have taken up to 3 years! What did they do for fun? Did they ever lose heart? A two week long vacation with family is taxing enough, I can hardly imagine 3 years (6 round trip!!) without knowing if this was the star they had been waiting for! To have faith like that, wow. I pray that I can have faith like that when uncertain times arrive. What verses do you find comforting in uncertain times?
Back to the Wandering Wise Men, my friend Roxanne hid her men in the water fountain outside, this made me laugh as I wondered how long it took her kids to find them!? Oh and her awesome kiddos named their Wise Men "Snap, Crackle and Pop", to which she thought was a little sacrilegious, but yet gives them a whimsical and more relate-able image. I think their names are perfect!
Anja's kids found their Wise Men hiding all snug as a bug in their stockings this morning! I love the creative places these guys hide, the joy in the kid's eyes each morning as they go on their advent treasure hunt and the hidden messages our children are receiving as they know that these Wise Men sought Jesus with all their might just as we are seeking for them each morning!
I also love the sign above Anja's stockings, "As for me and my family we will serve the Lord." I pray that all our families focus on serving the Lord this season!  -April