Every year we celebrate Advent, but every year is a little different. Once again I find the need to scale back and celebrate simply. With a move on the immediate horizon, we’ve decided not to pull out all of our Christmas decor and paraphernalia, and we’ve decided to scale back our activities as well. But we ARE celebrating Advent. Celebrating isn’t about the stuff, and I THINK.. I could even …
Holidays
Celebrating holidays and life…as much as possible in a Christ-centered, God-exalting way.
The Gift of Love, See the Light Shine Art DVD Review
The Gift of Love by See the Light Shine We like to draw, doodle, and paint here at our house. We also like to use materials that are biblically based. And we like to incorporate holiday studies and crafts into our school day. So as we’re heading into Advent season and looking for ways to dwell upon The Reason for the season even during the school day, “The Gift of …
Our Advent Journey Begins – “Destination: Bethlehem” Review
Our Advent Begins! Advent officially begins December 2nd, but since we like to make our own rules we began our Advent readings early. When we got our copy of “Destination: Bethlehem” in the mail we didn’t want to wait–so we dove right in! The kids snuggled up with me and we took off on an interesting trip through ancient Palestine. Destination: Bethlehem Destination: Bethlehem is a wonderful little Advent story …