Tag: advent

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Advent Rituals

A nice little ritual we’ve taken to doing each year for Advent. Sam reads the weekly Advent prayer and lights that week’s candles. Then we read a little story from our Advent calendar, which, with little books, tells the story […]

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Advent Legos

Fun with the Advent calendar of Legos, gifted by Jessica. Related posts: Baseball with Fisher; Legos with Reece Messiah Sing and Advent Party! Lighting the Advent Wreath Legos with Dad

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Lighting the Advent Wreath

We haven’t been doing it religiously (see what I did there?), but we tried this month to keep up with Advent prayers and lighting the wreath before dinner each evening. Today was the Fourth Sunday and we lit the pink […]

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Saturday Night at the Farm

Reading the stories in the Advent calendar, eating oysters, drinking bubbly. Hard to think of a better way to spend a Saturday night. Related posts: Saturday Supper at the Farm: Burgers, Margaritas and Outdoor Movies Saturday Night Supper, with Cocktails […]

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A New Advent Wreath

As part of the “research” he has to do for his job, Greg gets to discover all kinds of beautiful products by creative designers everywhere. One he recently came across, the 4-­Armed Heima Candlestick from Normann Copenhagen.     A candle […]