Each evening we read the Scripture and short devotion, and Jake gets to hang the ornament with the symbol for the day's Scripture on the tree. The Scriptures start at the beginning of Creation and cover all the important events in the Old Testament, each pointing to Christ's coming. It's a wonderful way to remind ourselves of all that God has done and His great love for us.
We wanted something tangible for Jake, and the ornaments are perfect. I printed them out, affixed them to scrapbook paper, and then laminated them so they'd stay in good shape for years to come. You can print out the devotions or simply read from the pdf file each evening. We printed them all out and had them simply bound into a book that we can use for many more years.
Jake may not understand everything we're talking about, but we know he understands more than we think. Sam is too little to understand, but he is still a part of our evening Advent preparation. We never want our children to go a day without knowing their Savior, and we pray that each of you has a personal relationship with Christ. This is the reason we celebrate Christmas- Christ's coming!
2 comments:
Thank you for sharing this. We have been searching for the last 2-3 years for a good Advent devotional but hadn't found one we liked. This looks great, and it is so awesome that it incorporates the kiddos with the ornaments! Thank you!!
So so so neat!
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