The second Sunday of advent, the candle of peace is lit. Today consider how Christ is the Prince of Peace, and how all real peace originates and is maintained within Him, through His nature and ability. The angels proclaimed “Peace on earth!” because the avenue of peace had been opened, the one who would bring…
Gingerbread House
Make Your Own Gingerbread House -all the directions you need! Buy a Kit Or if you are pressed for time, and want something ready-made, consider a kit with all the making with none of the baking.
Advent is Expectation
Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time. ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder The word Advent means “coming” or “arrival.” The focus of the entire season is the celebration of the birth of Jesus the Christ…
Make a Gingerbread Day
Gingerbread cake recipe: Simple traditional gingerbread Design and Print your own Jan Brett Gingerbread Baby House Design it…then print it
Cookie Tree and Coloring Pages
Today, more coloring pages and an advent Calender. Printable Elf Page of Printables Bible-based Coloring Pages Make your own Advent Calender To make a cookie tree, purchase an artificial tree about two feet in height. Bake cookies with a hole for inserting yarn or kitchen twine. Or wrap cookies in cellophane tied with ribbon. String…
Coloring a Christmas Tree
Color a tree:
Print a Gift Tag
The surprise for today is a free gift tag to print and a Christmas season poem to enjoy. Print this tag for your gifts The earth has grown old with its burden of care But at Christmas it always is young, The heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair And its soul full of…
First Day of Advent
When our family was young and our children were small, I had visited the Christian bookstore looking for Advent celebration ideas. I bought a few slim idea books, nothing more than magazines, really. Within one of them the idea of making a log with candles for each day of advent caught my imagination.
Time to Prepare
This year, 2006, the official first day of Advent is December 3rd, so buy your candles and advent wreath or log makings. That is what advent is all about…preparation. I have some directions here. Time to start planning your activities and scripture readings. An Advent Wreath Here are some simple directions on how to create…
Home
This is where you can look forward to Christmas, one day at a time starting from the beginning of the Advent season. If you check in there might be a devotional, a special poem or quote and picture. Like an Advent calender that has something new to open each day! You don’t know what you…
