All right, everyone–join with me (i.e. leave a comment) in wishing my lovely bride a happy brithday!!!
Happy New Year! Tuesday, Jan 1 2008
Holidays and Photo Albums 12:22 pm
We wanted to wish everyone a happy 2008. May this be a year when the gospel is at the forefront of our minds and guides each action we take and each thought we have. Praise God for the undeserved fresh start given us through the blood and substitution of His son, Jesus Christ!
Here is a picture of a craft Liam and I made this morning to start off the new year:
Some Christmas Tools We Use Monday, Dec 17 2007
Holidays and Parenting and Resources 12:21 pm
The Christmas before Liam was born, Bill and I started evaluating how we could make sure we point our children to Christ instead of greed during the Christmas season. Some tools we found and have used each year are:
1. Noel Piper’s advent calendar (sorry, I couldn’t find it on the Desiring God website–I hope it hasn’t been discontinued)–this calendar lets you tell the Christmas story a little at a time for 25 days with little figurines and everything. Here’s a picture of ours:
2. Adornaments–a neat way to put ornaments on the tree that tell about Jesus’s names during the twelve days of Christmas
3. Advent candles–there are many different sites where you can find readings. Some are obviously more gospel-centered than others. You can also write your own. Liam enjoys blowing out the candle most nights.
What kind of things do you use?
