If you are a parent or grandparent, it is fun to build up the excitement for Santa to come on Christmas Eve. However, are you building the same excitement and hope (earnest, intense, expectation) in Jesus - the reason for the season?

There are so many books about what to expect when bringing a new baby into the world, yet not much is out there to prepare for the other end of parenting - empty nesting. Where is the ‘epidural’ for numbing the pain due to ‘delivering’ your child into the “real world?” How do we transition from a life centered around our children and their activities to parenting as more of a supportive friend?