All month we have been celebrating Advent in our house by lighting the Advent wreath and singing a song that goes along with it as well as telling the stories leading up to the birth of Jesus using the figures from Joshua's nativity set. The parts of the story are retold each day and added to as the weeks go on (if you are familiar with Children in Worship it is this style of story telling). By the end of the Advent season Joshua could help tell the story of Jesus' birth. Unfortunately time was so limited on Christmas day as we had to go from one celebration to the next we didn't have time to do our Advent devotions. So, the day after Christmas we were able to tell the complete story and light all of the candles, including the white candle which Joshua had patiently been waiting for! We even sang "Happy Birthday" to Jesus! What a joy it was to share the beauty of this Advent season with Joshua and see him really internalize all he was learning! I love that I can share Jesus with Joshua this way!
The angel visits the sheperd in the fields.
Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem.
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