Advent Arrives!

Making their chain links.

Our Veggie Tales Advent Calendar keeps us on track.

Advent started yesterday for our family. It's always a fun time of year and the girls really look forward to it every night. Here's what we do...

After dinner, we open up the bible, read a passage, light a candle, tear off a link, move our candy cane marker to the next date on the calendar, read the little piece of paper (that's inside that date's pocket) and do what it says.

I spend some time every year, coming up with fun activities each night.

Some examples include: sing a Christmas carol, read a Christmas book, watch a movie together, play a game, make a craft, act out the Nativity scene, enjoy a cup of hot chocolate, or go see neighborhood Christmas lights.

A fun way to keep the focus on Jesus and countdown the days 'til His birthday!

Here are the list of passages we read if anyone is interested...

First Week
Isaiah 40:1-5
Isaiah 52:7-10
Isaiah 40: 9-11
Genesis 3:8-15
Genesis 15: 1-6
Deuteronomy 18: 15-19
Psalms 89:1-4

Second Week
Isaiah 11:1-10
Zechariah 6:12-13
Micah 5:2-4
Malachi 3:1-6
John 1:1-8
John 1:9-18
Mark 1:1-3

Third Week
Luke 1:5-13
Luke 1:14-17
Luke 1: 18-25
Luke 1: 39-45
Luke 1: 46-56
Luke 1: 57-66
Luke 1: 67-80

Fourth Week
Isaiah 7:10-14
Luke 1:26-35
Isaiah 9:2-7
Matthew 1:18-25
Luke 2:1-20
Matthew 2:1-2
Luke 2: 21-35