Up next in the Christ-Centered Christmas traditions series is Lindsey Whitney of Growing Kids Ministry sharing how their simple family tradition bridges the generations and slows them down to celebrate Christ’s birth.    There is something about the smell of cinnamon wafting through the air that means Christmas is nearby.   Perhaps it’s the candle on…

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  Week eleven of Play Through The Bible is the story of the Jonah. Jonah is a fun story for kids because being swallowed by a fish is quite a silly thought! If you haven’t read the introduction to this series yet I recommend going here. For all the plans in one place, go here. Week Eleven – Jonah Focus Point…

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Today I am sharing one of our favorite Christmas-time traditions – St. Nicholas’ Day!   For the longest time I’ve been taken a great interest to the traditional church calendar and holidays. There is something so beautiful about setting your calendar around holidays that point you to Christ, especially when it is so easy to…

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  Next up in our Christ-Centered Christmas traditions series is Alyssa Hollingsworth of alyssahollingsworth.com sharing her family’s Christmas Eve traditions.   Christmas Eve at the Hollingsworth household is generally a quiet affair—well, as quiet as seven adults, two little kids, a mixture of cousins (depending on the year), and various dogs can be. The house has long…

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Before our Christ-Centered Christmas Traditions series starts up next week, I thought i’d kick it off with a round-up of some of my favorite Christmas posts I’ve found this year. There are some great thoughts and ideas in these posts so be sure to check them out! If you’ve written a post about how to make…

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Ahhhh.. Christmas. It’s one of the best times of the year. Even before our son was born, I planned the ways we would celebrate this beautiful time. I knew I wanted Christmas to mean something. To be special. And not because of the elaborate parties or expensive gifts, but because it was focused on celebrating…

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  Week nine of Play Through The Bible is the story of the call of Samuel. If you haven’t read the introduction to this series yet I recommend going here. For all the plans in one place, go here. Week Nine – The Call of Samuel Focus Point Samuel listened to God. Story Time Tips We read “Samuel Listens” starting on…

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Week seven of Play Through The Bible is about Moses and the story of the Exodus. There’s a lot happening in this story, so I tried to break it down to toddler level through the activity and craft. Thankfully, it ended up going over really well! There is so much rich theology in the story of the Exodus,…

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