Season

Traditions. Memories. And reasons to look back and smile.
That's what John and I want to do. Create those traditions that mean something.
We were encouraged by our Sunday school mentors. They shared with us how they read the Bible with their kids every morning. Their kids are teens and preteens. What struck us about this was that they didn't just start one day to read together- they kept trying different things until they found what worked for them. And the fact that the KEPT TRYING.
So this year we are trying to bring meaning to the season of Advent.
We started this year doing a Jesse Tree. What's neat about this is that you tell the stories of God's faithfulness throughout the old testament in anticipation of the coming of Jesus. We've been summarizing each story and making it relevant for a almost 3 year old. And each story comes with an ornament to visually help Gianna link to the story we talked about that day.
We draw some pictures, use what we have for others, and plan to get more ornaments each year, but you can also print these.
So that's our ideas. What do you do to make Christmas relevant for you and your kids?