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One Comment» Continue ReadingWe began this Advent series by wrapping our thoughts around the waiting, the anticipation, the preparation of the coming of Christ. It’s a condition of the heart more than it is a bustling of activities. It is my hope that you have been encouraged this month–both through the guests here on GraceLaced, as well as those at Annalea’s blog–to embrace the warmth of this season for the significance and the joy it is to celebrate Christ at Christmas. To conclude this series, I’m re-posting the post I wrote originally wrote for Annalea’s blog at the beginning of the series (in case you missed it!) From my home to yours… I can vividly recall years gone by, when my greatest intentions for a Christ-centered Christmas was disappointingly squelched by the hectic and frantic chasing after the “magic” of Christmas. That promise of warmth, cozy, festive, good-will, and joy…if you do, make, […]
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» Continue ReadingHello there lovely GraceLaced readers! My name is Heather from Life Made Lovely and I’m excited to share a new tradition my family and I have begun just this year. During Advent we do all kinds of things to share God’s light with others, but for me that’s only a small portion of the season. I want my kids to connect to Jesus so that they can embrace the light He placed inside of them. I want my kids to feel bonded to Jesus in a way that is real and tangible to them. One way I’m trying to nurture that relationship is through our new nativity scene tradition. You see, I’ve been struggling for years to find a nativity scene that was special enough, and then I happened upon an empty wooden stable in the dollar bins of Target. Perfect!! I decided then and there that we would […]
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» Continue ReadingMy guest today is Annie of Clarity and Grey. She is a Christian, a mom of two (with another one on the way!), a fellow woman of Chinese descent, a lover of photography, and all things simple and sophisticated. Visit her at Clarity and Grey and say hello! ******************************** Reading through the posts that have already been featured in Ruth’s Advent series, I see many of the same traditions being celebrated here in our home: The stacks of Christmas books… The Advent countdown calendar… And Newbury, our happy holiday elf that moves around the house every night. In years past, if we travel during the holidays we don’t get a tree…and then there was that year we were home, but just decided to be lazy. Ha! This year though, we have a tree…and oh, it’s a glorious one that smells of sweet Oregon pine. It’s been three years since our last […]
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» Continue ReadingHello everyone my name is Rebekah and I blog over at A Bit of Sunshine. It is such an honor to be here today sharing with you about Advent and what it means in our home. My husband and I both LOVE Christmas. We put up our tree the day after Thanksgiving every year after a big brunch around the dining table. Chris will read from scripture and we talk about the birth of baby Jesus. Then we begin the wonderful job of decorating the house for the season. I love to pull out our Christmas Spode and vintage Putz village. The Santa head mugs and pitchers come out and, of course, the nativity is unwrapped and placed so it can be admired by all. We put on Christmas music, make hot cocoa and will most likely end the day with a family Christmas movie cuddled up on the […]
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» Continue ReadingEvery family develops their own special traditions and memories. No two families are alike, but there’s always something in another’s family that can inspire your own. I hope you are enjoying the Advent In The Heart and Home series. I’ve been so blessed already! Today is no different. My guest today is Anna from The Sweet Nest. Be encouraged…her simplicity is truly…sweet! Merry Christmas, friends! It was with great joy that I accepted Ruth’s request to share with you, some of our favorite advent-season traditions. Over time and through much trial and error, I have realized that any traditions we have grown to love have been ultimately rooted to two things: Expectations and Simplicity. Expectations can be a killer. It can drain joy and smiles and leave behind a colander full of disappointment. It has been my experience that deciding ahead of time what will become a treasured moment … doesn’t […]
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» Continue ReadingMy guest today is Joy Forney, author of Grace Full Mama. I have been so blessed by Joy’s love for the Lord, and her deliberate purpose to glorify him through her blog and through her family’s witness abroad… Joy is the wife to a missionary pilot and they, along with their five kids, live in Indonesia. She is an undeserving recipient of amazing grace, and grateful daughter of God. Joy’s heart is to encourage women to revel in their job as mommy and wife, and to see it as good and needed work. She shares her heart and life of being a mom with readers at her site, Grace Full Mama. In our home, advent is a simple, special event that we look forward to all year long. Each night during advent we light a candle, enjoy the light from the Christmas tree, and open a new door along with previously opened […]
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» Continue ReadingWelcome to Advent In The Heart and Home Series. I’m so pleased to swap guest posts with my co-host Annalea Hart today. You will find that the Hart family indeed has heart… Hello! I’m Annalea and I’d like to welcome you to Advent with the Hart family. I am so excited to share here on GraceLacedtoday. Ruth and I believe this series could be inspiring and encouraging as you continue or begin traditions and celebrations of your own.Our family has been slowly grasping more and more over the years about how we can prepare our hearts and home with more intention during Advent. The purpose has not been to rush into traditions that won’t have follow-through or decorations thrown together on a deadline. This is a season of preparing and waiting.Our newest addition to Advent is the candle wreath pictured above. It is a beautifully crafted piece, that allows us to […]
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» Continue ReadingIt’s the first day of December, the beginning of the Advent season. Did you know that the word “Advent” comes from the Latin word adventus, which means “coming.” (We love us some Latin around here! ) Despite what it may feel like at the mall, Advent is the commemoration of the coming of Christ–the Messiah, and the anticipation of the Second Coming of our Lord! It’s what all the hustle and bustle is ultimately all about–it’s what we are preparing for…in our hearts and in our homes. Have you ever wanted to sneak a peek into someone else’s home for Christmas–their traditions, their decorations, their strategies for focusing the hearts of their children on the true meaning of Christmas? Starting next Tuesday, I’m teaming up with the lovely Annalea Hart to do just that! We are bringing to you inspiring and wonderful guest posters throughout December that will welcome […]
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