The past several years I’ve tried with varying degrees of success to incorporate advent activities to help make this season special, to be intentional about our time together. Last year, the transition following our move to Copley and a new job combined with Brandon’s football travel season made it a little more difficult. We didn’tContinue reading “Advent Day 18: Dance with Me”
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Advent Day Nine: Divorce Her Quietly
“This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace,Continue reading “Advent Day Nine: Divorce Her Quietly”
Advent Day Eight: Mary Hears from Gabriel
“In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, ‘Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord isContinue reading “Advent Day Eight: Mary Hears from Gabriel”
Advent Day Six: Delivering a Message of Hope
“Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. But the angel said to him: ‘Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,Continue reading “Advent Day Six: Delivering a Message of Hope”
Advent Day Five: But They Were Childless
“In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly. But they were childless because ElizabethContinue reading “Advent Day Five: But They Were Childless”
Advent Day Four: It’s Not Fair!
“‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah. In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; he will do what is just and right in the land. In those days Judah will be savedand JerusalemContinue reading “Advent Day Four: It’s Not Fair!”
December Is for Crafting
Warning: I’m going to get all Pinterest-y up in here, so beware, this place just turned into Hobby Lobby. Which happens to be where I bought all of my fun supplies. A little known side effect to consuming turkey is that it triggers the release of craft-y-mone (a recently discovered hormone), which is why HobbyContinue reading “December Is for Crafting”
Advent Day 13: A Special Treat
Public Service Announcement: Tonight’s post is written with chocolate and merlot, preceded by a chocolate chip cookie, potentially followed by more chocolate. And more merlot. I’m not sure why tonight beat the snot out of me. Maybe several weeks of whizzing about has finally provoked the over-tired toddler in me to throw a tantrum. After IContinue reading “Advent Day 13: A Special Treat”
Advent Day One: Make Hot Cocoa
December 1: Make Hot CocoaI loooooove hot chocolate, but the mix stuff leaves a horrible corn syrup aftertaste in my mouth and frankly gives me the McGurgles. It made me so sad the first time I tried some after our diet change. So today, we’re trying paleo hot chocolate. I grabbed this recipe from EasyContinue reading “Advent Day One: Make Hot Cocoa”
Advent Calendar and Writing
The Advent season starts December 1, and I’m nipping at the bit. I love this season. The kids and I made an advent calendar that I stole from Pinterest (gah. one more addiction to battle.) and combined with our Nativity story books. Each day has a different activity on it for December leading up toContinue reading “Advent Calendar and Writing”
Sarah Marie Wells 