We are continuing our Roundup today with Christmas Resources! Do you need to change up your homeschool routine for a season? Christmas is the perfect time to adjust your focus and enjoy time with your kids. Take a look at these resources that will bless your family! Christmas Carols and Coloring Pages Christ-focused Christmas carols…
Category: Advent
Create Your Own Advent Unit Study
Do you want to focus your homeschool on Christ this Christmas season? Creating your own unit study is easier than you might think! I have free tools for you and easy steps below. Step 1: Get Your Bearings What is Advent and Why should I study it? There are many traditions regarding Advent. Most basically,…
Fear Not and Rejoice!
While the fears of this world may seem endless, they cannot steal our joy, and one day all fears will be put to an end. Rejoice, the King has come and will soon come again! Our King is humble and mighty. Our Kings is good and just. When no other hope was found on the…
Love Came Down at Christmas
As we continue with week two of Advent, I’m reminded of the faithfulness of God to fulfill every promise and to keep every word. The Almighty did not withhold His love from us, the wayward children. He came down. He loved. He took on flesh. All that we need is in Jesus. If our sin…
Remarkable Light That We Simply Need in 2020
The tree is up (it was up early this year… before Thanksgiving… don’t judge), our homeschool community is on break (at least most of us… the twins have one more week), and the Christmas orders are steadily rolling in through our small family business. All indications are telling me it is December. Although this year…
Seeing Jesus this Advent
We have always been in need of Jesus, but perhaps this year we hold an awareness and feel the weight of just how much we need Him. Culture cannot heal our aching souls. Politics cannot provide us peace. Health and wealth cannot give us sure and lasting promises. Our best efforts cannot even satisfy our…
December 25 – The Word Became Flesh And Dwelt Among Us
Scripture Verses John 1:1-14 Luke 2 Read the context around these key verses when possible! Reflections Merry Christmas! God loved His creation so much that He became flesh and dwelt among us. He entered into our weakened form and became a man. Though He was not weak, He endured the weakness of the flesh. In…
December 24 – Jesus is The Light for the Nations
Scripture Verses Isaiah 42:1-7 Luke 2:29–32 Revelation 22:5 Read the context around these key verses when possible! Reflections We began our Advent series with light. Jesus is the Light in the darkness. On Christmas Eve we come back to that blazing light again. Jesus is the Light for the Nations. What we desperately need in…
December 23 – Jesus is the Prince of Peace
Scripture Verses Isaiah 9:6 John 14:27 Read the context around these key verses when possible! Reflections At Christmas we celebrate the King whose kingdom has no end. His ruling and reigning bring peace. As the angels declared, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” Who pleases the Father? His Son….
December 22 – At Jesus’ Birth Angels Gave Glory to God
Scripture Verses Luke 2:8-20 Read the context around these key verses when possible! Reflections The angel announced the birth of the Savior to lowly shepherds. “Unto you is born this day…” This is great news for all the people of the world, but don’t miss that it is also great news for you. Christ was…