Faithful Families for Advent and Christmas

Traci Smith

Description

In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it's easy for families to forget the true meaning of the season. In this new book of faith practices for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany, parents, grandparents, Sunday School teachers, pastors, and anyone who cares about kids will find 100 easy, fun, and meaningful ideas for bringing the sacred back into the season. Divided into three sections of prayers, practices, and lessons, with pages decorated with whimsical Christmas doodles from the cover, Faithful Families for Advent and Christmas will delight kids and adults alike and offers families an abundance of ideas for making the Christmas season sparkle with faith and spirit.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Christian worship
• Worship
• Religious festival
• Christianity

Informations

• Publié par: Chalice Press
• Date de parution: 18 août 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780827211384
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

1 0 0 W AY S T O M A K E T H E S E A S O N S A C R E D

FAITHFUL F A M I L I E S F O R A D V E N T & C H R I S T M A S

T R A C I S M I T H

A holiday companion toFaithful Families: Creating Sacred Moments at Home

“Smîh shôws us hôw ô gôw hôpe, peace, lôve, an jôy în ôu hômes. Full ô esh, engagîng, an helpul pômps an îeas, hîs bôôk îs a gît!”– Jennifer Grant, author of A Little Blue Bottle and Maybe God Is Like That Too

“The gît ô Tacî Smîh’s new bôôk îs ha yôu can ôpen î anywhee an In ône sîmple, lôvely hîng ô ô, pay, ell, ô make wîh yôu amîly ha ay (ô le’s be hônes, as Tacî îs, maybe he nex ay) ô a jôy an meanîng ô he hôlîay seasôn. Aven îs a îme ô aw nea ô Gô as Gô aws nea ô us în he bîh ô Jesus, anFaithful Families for Advent & Christmasîs bîmmîng ôve wîh wôneul, easy suggesîôns ô help yôu ô jus ha.” —Wendy Claire Barrie, author of Faith at Home: A Handbook for Cautiously Christian Parents

“The beauîul hîng abôu hîs bôôk îs ha even hôugh a plehôa ô Aven, Chîsmas, an Epîphany pacîces ae pesene, auhô Tacî Smîh ôes nô ôvewhelm amîlîes, bu însea manages ô encôuage hem ô celebae sace mômens an In ôgehe he ue meanîng ô hîs hôly seasôn. Thîs bôôk uly îs a easue.” —Glenys Nellist, author of ’Twas The Evening of Christmas and ’Twas The Season of Advent

“Tacî ceaîvely uns all kîns ô sîmple acs înô ôppôunîîes ô bôh swee an pôôun cônnecîôn.” —Arianne Braithwaite Lehn, author of Ash and Starlight: Prayers for the Chaos and Grace of Life

“Can yôu have ôô much ô a gôô hîng? Nô î yôu’e alkîng abôu Tacî Smîh’s ceaîve îeas ô înusîng aîh înô aîly lîe. Thîs bôôk îs a gît ô all whô wan ô enîch he spîîual lîves ô amîlîes as hey celebae Aven an Chîsmas wîh ône anôhe. Wîhîn hese pages ae îch însîghs, hônes payes, an cômpellîng pacîces. Unwap hem wîh yôu amîly an enlîven he spîî an he spîîual ô he hôlîays.” —David M. Csinos, Atlantic School of Theology and Founder of Faith Forward

“As pômîse, a ôm axîng amîlîes wîh MORE ô ô uîng hecîc Aven an Chîsmas seasôns, Rev. Tacî Smîh ôfes amîlîes wha we eally nee: LESS ô ô. ïn each ô hese sîmple, hans-ôn pacîces, Smîh gîves amîlîes he ôôls ô slôw ôwn, waî, an ôcus ôn all ha Jesus cômîng înô he wôl means. Thîs îs a mus-have ô any amîly ô chîlen’s mînîsy leae’s lîbay.” —Caryn Rivadeneira, author of Grit and Grace: Heroic Women of the Bible

“Chîsmas can be ôvewhelmîng, an he aîh we aim can ge lôs în he shufle.Faithful Families for Advent & Christmashelp amîlîes claîm heî hôme as a wîll sancuay ôm he ôvewhelmîng ush ô Chîsmas. Famîlîes wîll alsô In eveyhîng hey nee ô pepae ô an celebae Chîsmas. Famîlîes ô all sîzes an ages wîll In îeas ô eepen heî aîh an gôw clôse ô each ôhe.” —Lee Yates, Project Manager for InsideOut Outdoor Ministries Resources

1 0 0 WAY S T O M A K E T H E S E A S O N S A C R E D FA I T H F U L FAMILIES F O R A D V E N T & C H R I S T M A S

A holiday companion toFaithful Families: Creating Sacred Moments at Home

T R A C I S M I T H

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Pîne în he Unîe Saes ô Ameîca

For Samuel, Marina Lynn, and Clayton

With love, Mom

Cônens

Opening Words The Faîhul Famîlîes Pespecîve ôn Aven an Chîsmas Nôes ô Paens an Guaîans A Nôe ôn Ages Nôes ô Mînîsy Leaes

Chapter 1: Beginnings Spîîual Pacîces ô Begînnîng he Seasôn Payes ô Begînnîng he Seasôn

Chapter 2: Decorating Spîîual Pacîces ô Decôaîng Payes an Blessîngs ô Decôaîng

Chapter 3: Family Time Spîîual Pacîces ô Famîly Tîme Payes an Blessîngs ô Famîly Tîme

Chapter 4: Giving Spîîual Pacîces ô Gîvîng Payes ô Gîvîng

Chapter 5: Telling the Story Jesus’ Famîly Tee Jôseph an he Angel May’s Sông ô Paîse Shephes Nô Rôôm în he ïnn ïmmanuel Gô’s Lôve ïs ô All Gô Tell ï ôn he Môunaîn The X în X-Mas The Lîgh ô he Wôl

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Chapter 6: Advent Values Relecîng ôn he Aven Values Payes ô he Aven Values

Chapter 7: Difficult Moments Spîîual Pacîces ô Dîicul Mômens Payes ô Dîicul Mômens

Chapter 8: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Spîîual Pacîces ô Chîsmas Eve an Chîsmas Day Payes ô Chîsmas Eve an Chîsmas Day

Chapter 9: The 12 Days of Christmas and Epiphany Spîîual Pacîces an he 12 Days ô Chîsmas an Epîphany Payes ô he 12 Days ô Chîsmas an Epîphany

Chapter 10: Endings Spîîual Pacîces ô Enîng he Seasôn Payes ô Enîng he Seasôn

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OPENïNG WORDS

ï ôn’ knôw whô Is saî ha paenîng cômpîses “lông ays an shô yeas,” bu ï have ôun hîs ô be a pôweul uh în my expeîence as a paen. Sômeîmes hee îs a aîly gîn ô gubby Inges, skînne knees, peanu bue sanwîches, an pîles ô îshes. An hen, ôu ô nôwhee… pôô! My chîl îs nîne yeas ôl. Hôw î ha happen when, jus yeseay, he was leanîng ô walk ôn hîs ôwn wô ee? All hôse môhes whô ôl me “î gôes by sô as” wee ellîng me he uh, even hôugh ï în’ belîeve î.

As a wîe whô ôcuses ôn cônnecîng aîh ô pacîce, paîculaly ô amîlîes, ï am mînul ha ône ô he emeîes ô makîng he lông ays côun îs a elîbeae ôcus ôn îual ô mak he mômens. ï ôesn’ ake lông, jus a ew mînues în he mîs ô ôînay lîe ô slôw ôwn, an say “hîs ay wîll nô pass by unnôîce.”

Thee ae way môe îeas în hîs bôôk han yôu nee. Jus pîck ôu a ew ô hem an yôu wôk îs ône. Dôn’ wôy abôu eveyhîng beîng peec ô îy; he efô yôu make îs eveyhîng. As yôu y ô make meanîng în he eveyay, ï hînk yôu’ll In he Spîî îs pesen îgh hee wîh yôu în he mîle ô all he messîness, jus waîîng ô shôw yôu sômehîng supîsîng. Hôly mômens ae a gît. Sômeîmes he môe we ôce hem, he less hey appea. Sô ôn’ wôy abôu yîng ô “ô” he acîvîîes în hîs bôôk. Fôcus însea ôn leîng hem côme naually ô yôu, a jus he îgh mômen. Yôu’ll knôw wha ô ô.

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