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08.12.06 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

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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…

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03.12.06 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

Firsts

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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.

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25.11.06 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

Time to Prepare

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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. Here are some simple directions on how to create an Advent Wreath….

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