Nov. 13, 2008 - Starting Family Traditions
Starting Family Traditions-reposted from a couple years ago
THANKSGIVING
We use Thanksgiving: A Time to Remember by Barbara Rainey EVERY year and I LOVE it, it comes with an awesome CD too!
CHRISTMASWe started this last year and I highly recommend it!
What God wants for Christmas
And we also do this Advent study every evening after dinner. I did it with my 5 year old last year, but I learned a lot (and so did Tiff who was 16!) and it came with coloring pages my 18 month old also enjoyed. :
This year we are also reading:Jotham's Journey: A Storybook for Advent by Arnold Ytreeide
It's really good so far. It has a lot of prophesy and it great about making the waiting for the Messiah (in old testament times and now) come to life (there are also 2 other books in this series) I had put off reading it but I am TRULY impressed with this book.
UPDATE we are FINALLY buying a copy this year, after it being out of print for the last 3 years!
Last year I also did a lot of reading about traditions and holidays in an attempt to make our Holidays Christ centered. Unfortunately I dont remember it all, but here are some I do remember
Treasuring God in Our Traditions by Noel Piper
The Adventure of Christmas: Helping Children Find Jesus in Our Holiday Traditions by Lisa Whelchel
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