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10.12.22 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

Little Christmas Project Done in Single Day

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Make Printable hand puppets to use for telling small children about the Christmas story! Immediate printout and then cut each puppet from the paper. Done quickly with no prep time, which makes it a perfect little project for the busy Christmas Advent season. If you are having Advent devotions, this is a wonderful activity for…

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17.12.16 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

Heart’s Delight

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Have fun making something. Little Snowbabies All you need are toddler socks, embroidery floss, craft glue, scissors, black and orange puffy paints, some tiny buttons, and this video instruction. Today’s Thoughts Psalm 9:1 I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. Our hearts are…

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05.12.16 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

Thankful for a Glimpse of the Spiritual World

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Most of us have dreams, and sometimes nightmares, and it feels like we enter unknown worlds. Jacob had a dream that revealed a vast spiritual world that was beyond anything he had imagined. He saw a ladder that reached between heaven and earth and saw the angels traversing back and forth on it. Jacob’s Dream…

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christmas paper chain

15.12.15 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

A Life Link

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One of the first tree decorations I had in my newly married life was a paper chain that I made, carrying on the tradition that I had experienced as a child. Because they don’t cost hardly anything at all, are easy for the most craft-challenged (even little children can make them), and are fun to…

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05.12.15 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

The Hope Of Christmas

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Like lighting the candles in the dark evenings of winter, the hope of Christ’s coming shines out into the atmosphere of an ever darker world.

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14.12.13 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

Caroling At Christmas

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ave you gone caroling? It was once a beautiful part of the holidays, and small groups of carolers were common, bringing cheer through their songs as they went door to door singing songs about Christmas. Gather your glue, scissors, and recycled toilet rolls, it is time to make three cute Christmas carolers. The directions can…

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12.12.13 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

Advent Reminders Of Joy

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very day of Advent can be a time of Christmas reminders. Whether we make crafts for decorating, bake cookies for feasting, or sing our carols after the Advent scripture readings, we are remembering. Today I have a fun way to remember the things we find important this season: making Christmas bottle cap magnets! Collect or…

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11.12.13 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

Christmas Crafts

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Are you prepared for making fun crafts during the Christmas season? It is a good way to keep chidlren busy and make memories if you have a few ready to pull out and quickly set up. A few supplies to have on hand:

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