Advent is my favorite season of the church year, and I'm always looking for ways to celebrate it in my home. There are some adorable DIY Advent calendars out there, but I decided to do something a ...

When I was much younger (but old enough for some serious crafting), I designed a two-dimensional Advent wreath from construction paper and thumbtacked it to my bedroom wall. Each Sunday during the ...

Trees, wreaths and twinkling lights may steal the show, but the real prize of your annual holiday display are advent calendars. Ask any child how many days are left until Santa arrives and they might ...

The word "advent" means "coming," and the month of December is the season of Advent where we wait expectantly and get our hearts ready for Christmas and the celebration of Christ's birth. A way to ...

During the liturgical season of Advent, many churches opt to display an Advent wreath as a way to mark the days and weeks leading up to Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ. But what is an Advent ...

Wreaths symbolize eternity because they are in circular form, without a beginning or an end, so to speak. Before Christ came wreaths had long been in use, as symbols of fertility, victory, and the ...

Hello December! The race to Christmas is on. In our home, we love a good countdown, and a Christmas countdown is always fun with children. It gives them something to look forward to every morning at ...

Advent is a time that includes so many beautiful traditions and pieties to help provoke a melting of our hard and grimy hearts before the baby Jesus comes anew on Christmas Day. These traditions can ...

Ever wonder where the Advent wreath originated and what it represents? Advent wreaths are everywhere these days. That could be because in our politically correct society, the symbol of the wreath ...