I can hardly believe that we have reached the end of the advent season. We have truly been blessed this month as we have anticipated the celebration of Christ's birth as a family. The advent calendar has given us purpose to our meal times and family together times. It has helped us be intentional about remembering others and sharing the story of Christmas.
My favorite activites from the last month:
*Christmas at the Farm - I love watching my boys experience the story first hand. Manasseh has begged several times each week to go back.
*Making Christmas ornaments. The boys get so excited about art. It is fun to help them complete projects.
*Collecting money and sending it to Heifer International. What a joy to work toward a goal as a family and bless other families around the world!
* Making presents for friends was a lot of fun too, the boys loved coloring wooden cars for some of their friends. Their friends were blessed by them. In fact, one friend added colors to his car and named it his "teamwork" car because Cassius had started it for him.
* The boys have loved every excuse to play with the nativity set and act out the Christ story.
I am already looking forward to advent next year. We have started talking about what activities we might add, and what we might change. I urge you to begin considering practicing advent with your family next year.
Did you practice advent this year? What are your favorite advent activities?
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