We are well into Advent 2012, and over the past several years we have solidified a couple main Advent traditions. Each year is more fun as the kids are
so excited, they understand more, and they
absorb the meaning of Advent and the anticipation of Christmas in a new way.
One thing we are doing is hanging one Jesse Tree Ornament each night on our bare tree. There is a Scripture verse and story to go along with each ornament that takes us through Salvation History.
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| Here is our Advent Calendar. It counts down the days of Christmas left. There is a door for each day, and in each door is a piece of chocolate (of course!) and a short scripture filled with anticipation of the coming Christ Child. |
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| Today is St. Nicholas day! The kids have been waiting for St. Nicholas to come all day long. Of course, he doesn't come until Dad comes home. :) Faustina was exploding with enthusiasm. She kept opening the door to see if St. Nick had put goodies in her shoes. Today in the car, she was begging to go see him at the Catholic book store. She knew he lived there, but she was quite puzzled because she could not figure out where his bed was in the store! |
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| Here Dad is holding our statue of St. Nick that stays near the Christmas tree and the kids are excited about the small bag of m&m's, book, movie, and cd they received from St. Nick. |
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| And this picture? Just to show Jude. He is our happy-go-lucky goof ball child. And he is in the business of entertaining us. He looks...kind of 'special' here! But this is just par for the course since he has 100 different faces he is showing us these days. |
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We also have an Advent wreath that we light during dinner time. Currently, we are having problems with the thin candles falling over...so I am in search of candles that are a bit more hearty!
Despite the busy time of the year, I am thankful that we can find peace as we wait for the coming of our Lord. I am looking forward to a women's retreat at the Cathedral this weekend in order to have even more time to have quiet time during this season.
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