Why Did Christ come over 2,000 years ago?

In God's sovereign plan he ordained for Jesus Christ to be born over 2,000 years ago.  What do you think are some reasons that Jesus came at that particular time?

Thanksgiving

Please share how do you teach your children to be thankful?

Open Discussion

Feel free to start new discussions here or questions you may want to ask other CWMs.  Remember we can all learn and encourage one another.

What do you do for Halloween

Here is my annual post on Halloween.  What do you do as a family to celebrate Halloween?  Do you go door to door trick or treating in your neighborhood?  Do you go to a Fall Festival at your church? Do your children dress up?  I guess the most important question... Do you admit to ever taking candy from your children's candy bag?  Full disclosure - I'm have been known to sneak on occasion anything that is chocolate!!

Faith and Work

Do you feel you can share your faith at work?  In other words, can you be open about your faith or do you feel you have to hide your faith?  Do you feel any persecution at work for being a Christian?

Funny stories from your children

I thought we would do something fun for a change.  Let's share funny stories from our children's lives.  It could be something they said or did.  We can lighten up our day and realize that God gave us children to remind us to laugh.  Can't wait to hear your stories.

Summer arrangements

If you have children that are school age what kind of arrangements do you have for them while you are working during the summer?  A closely related question is when do you decide they are old enough to stay home alone in the summer?

Travel Sports Teams

Do any of you have children on travel sports teams?  They are a big thing where I live.  Also, you are told your child will not be able to play at highschool, etc. if you don't do travel ball.  The big thing I have seen with travel ball is it takes over your life and your children often have games on Sundays.  I think Sunday should be a time for worship and be with family.  Just trying to see what your experience is with this pressure.  I also see it with cheerleading squads, etc.

Quotes wrongly attributed to the Bible

In the March CWM issue I talk about quotes that are attributed to the Bible that are not in the Bible. For example, God helps those who help themselves. Please share some other quotes or examples you have heard that are inaccurate.

Support from family as a CWM

We often talk at CWM about reaction to Moms working from the church or other Moms. That got me to thinking. What kind of reaction did you get from your own mother and mother-in-law (if you have one) about working outside the home?