Looking Forward to Christmas: Family Devotions for the Season
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Book Description
The Christmas season is full of excitement, anticipation, and busyness. Families who want to escape the breakneck pace for a few minutes a day and celebrate the true meaning of the season will appreciate the unique approach of this book. A daily devotional for families with young children, it ties various biblical characters-from both the Old and New Testaments-to the birth of the Messiah.
Each short story focuses on one person who looks forward to the coming of Christ and is followed by a Scripture reference and a prayer or responsive reading. Every devotional suggests a special activity for parents and children: singing a familiar carol, making Christmas decorations, participating in role playing, assisting in community projects, or baking holiday treats together.
Parents, teachers, and caregivers searching for ways to help children savor the season will welcome this devotional to their holiday celebration. It also makes a delightful pre-Advent gift.
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Children are energized during the Christmas season, while adults are often just plain tired. Everyone in the family needs a break from the busyness, a time to sit down and enjoy being together, a time to reflect on the real meaning of this special time of year.
Written with families in mind, Looking Forward to Christmas can help you focus on the coming of the Messiah. Each daily devotion includes a short story that ties various biblical characters-from both the Old and New Testaments-to the birth of Jesus. Each story is followed by a prayer and a suggested activity: participating in role playing, singing a familiar carol, baking cookies together, or making a special decoration. Activities are fun, easy for children (and parents), and require little advance planning. For example, on December 11 you'll read about King David and how he longed to see the day when the perfect King would reign forever. The activity for that day is to drink hot chocolate with your children as you look through old photo albums and share how you anticipated each child's birth.
Looking Forward to Christmas will strengthen your family ties as you celebrate the joyous Advent season together.
Looking Forward to Christmas: Family Devotions for the Season
Looking Forward to Christmas: Family Devotions for the Season,Jon Farrar,Baker Books,0801012007,Advent,Christianity - Christian Life - General,Devotional calendars,English,Family,Family & Relationships,Family/Marriage,General,Inspirational,Inspirational - General,Prayer-books and devotions
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