It's coming! As you get ready to prepare your homes, make your lists, and gather gifts in celebration of the coming of the Babe in the Manger, don't forget that most important preparation: our hearts, to welcome our Savior!
I know it's not even Thanksgiving yet, but planning is key! For those of us who are Eastern Orthodox Christians, Advent begins every year on November 15 - tomorrow - as a time set aside for fasting, prayer and almsgiving. Western Christian Traditions begin Advent a little later, with four Sundays preceding Christmas instead of six.
I think most people in our culture, whether secular or Christian, like to somehow countdown the 25 days of December leading up to Christmas.
Every year I share new Christmas picture books that I've collected and saved in my little trunk. Our family loved picking a book each night to read together as we lit our Advent Wreath Candles for our nightly Scripture devotional and counted down the days until Christmas.
So watch my posts for this year's Christmas book finds!
In the meantime, please visit my Advent & Christmas Resource Page, here, (or in the sidebar of my website) to see my past recommendations of fun activities like Making An Advent Calendar of Books, Christmas Traditions Around the World, and celebrating St. Nicholas, St. Lucia, and the Twelve Days of Christmas.
Here's my current list of Christmas Book Favorites.
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And don't forget to go to my last blog post and leave a comment with your name for a chance to win my Book Bundle Giveaway!
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