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Our Christmas Tradition of Sweet Rolls – Guest Post by Lindsey Whitney of Growing Kids Ministry {Christ-Centered Christmas Series}
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…
Read MoreTruth in the Tinsel – Guest Post by Amanda White of ohamanda.com {Christ-Centered Christmas Series}
Today we have Amanda White of ohamanda.com sharing the story of how her favorite family tradition came to be. If you haven’t heard of her fantastic Advent e-book, Truth in the Tinsel, you really need to check it out! My favorite Christmas tradition started with reading a book to my daughter. This daily advent book…
Read MoreJonah – Play Through The Bible – Week 11
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…
Read MoreCelebrating St. Nicholas’ Day {Christ-Centered Christmas Series}
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…
Read MoreChristmas Eve at the Hollingsworth Household – Guest Post {Christ-Centered Christmas Series}
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…
Read MoreAdvent Calendar – Guest Post by Bobbi of Revolution of Love {Christ-Centered Christmas Series}
Our first guest post in the Christ-Centered Christmas series is from the lovely Bobbi of Revolution of Love. I think this is a wonderful tradition for Advent and am strongly considering trying it out this year. Thank you Bobbi for sharing your family’s favorite tradition! My Favorite Family Christmas Tradition: The Advent Calendar The…
Read MoreA Christ-Centered Christmas — Blog Round-Up
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…
Read MoreCOMING SOON: A Christ-Centered Christmas
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…
Read MoreSamuel – Play Through The Bible – Week 9
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…
Read MoreMoses – Play Through The Bible – Week 7
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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