I have been so impressed with the creative advent calenders all over the web this year! We have one that consists of 24 little ornament books which tell a part of the Christmas story. Each night we read one of the books and then hang it on a small tree in the living room. We also have a later book which we read each night that tells parts of the Christmas story and has a carol to sing each night. If I were more creative, or had more time, I would make one like these (also check out Kelly's blog for a cute idea with envelopes):
I am a busy Mormon mother with three children from my first marriage and four bonus children in New York. I am a child of God. I am blessed with three wonderful extended families and many amazingly talented friends. I work full-time in a dental office and we live in a little 1940's rental just five blocks from the public library.
I adore Oregon.
I am happy. I am busy. I am loved.
I may be changed by what has happened to me, but I will not be diminished by it. Maya Angelou
"Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishing." -Anais Nin
I love love love the tree. I must find one!
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