I am a shameless Christmas LOVER (all caps utterly necessary). And although I put up a few personal ‘boundaries’ around my zeal (ie no Christmas music and movies until Thanksgiving), I begin thinking about Christmas months in advance. Everything about Christmas gets to me – the faith aspect, the festivities, the traditions, the gathering of loved ones, and the fact that so many people around the world share a similar focus during this one special time of year. Before Thanksgiving I usually set some plans in place (like how to de-clutter the house before Christmas), but it’s not until after our Day of Thanks that I unabashedly move into Christmas Mode. After that? No apologies. We are Christmasafying everything. Although we have an Advent “calendar” that I’ve done for several years already (need 150+ Advent … Continue reading Celebrate Advent with the Jesus Storybook Bible (including free printable reading plan)