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8 Simple Steps for Your Most Meaningful Christmas
FAMILY ADVENT Rebecca Grabill FAMILY ADVENT Rebecca Grabill

8 Simple Steps for Your Most Meaningful Christmas

Historically, Advent was also a season of fasting, yet in our culture of excess it has become a time of indulgence, feasting, buying. With all the doing and going and spending, why not add something for your heart?

I’m going to share with you the plan I use to simplify and “meaningfulify” (that’s a real word, as of right now) your holiday. Our holidays don’t need to be complicated, full of stress, or non-stop activity to be meaningful. They simply need to be intentional. The free PDF you’ll find at the end of this post will help you work through these steps. So let’s get planning!

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Welcome to the Joy of Advent!

Welcome to the Joy of Advent!

We want you to have the most meaninful Advent ever

With that goal in mind, we developed daily readings that run from December 1st to the feast of the Epiphany on January 6th. We’ve been using these readings and carefully selected songs for years in our own home, and now we offer them to you as a daily email subscription. They will not appear on this site, but are offered exclusively to those who want to share in this Advent Journey with us. In the true spirit of Christmas, the Joy of Advent subscription is completely free.

Are you ready to experience Advent as you never have before? If so, subscribe here. Or freely explore our website.

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