Merry Christmas



8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.

9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

10 But the angel said to them,

"Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.

11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.

12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

Luke 2 : 8-12

wishing you a joyous Christmas!

we have been given a most wonderful gift..

our Savior.

no other gift under our Christmas tree compares to this,

don't you think?

our advent calender {this is NOT a 5 minute craft, just so you know}

I really wanted to create an advent calender for my kids last year.

As it always happens during this time of the year, I got really busy and overwhelmed

and wasn't able to do one.

But this year.. I was on it.

I started it at the end of November {that's pretty good for around here}

and was able to get the kids involved...

which explains why it took about 3 days to make.

I tried to use materials that we had around the house:

white foam board

wrapping paper

glitter glue

card stock

and embellishments.

 

I am not sure exactly what is suppose to be included as presents

on an advent calender so I kind of made up my own.

Little gifts {markers, erasers}, treats, bible verses for them to read and reflect on at

bedtime and activities for all of us to do together.

 

And while this is not a 5 minute craft by any means 

it works for our little family.

The kids love it...

and the little activities are their favorite so far.

Hannah shared her adorable calender here

and of course, Pinterest has more advent calender ideas then you can possibly think of.

Hope you're enjoying December so far..

it's in the high 50's {low 60's} here during the day time and

that is just too cold for this gal.

Is it spring yet?