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Here Comes Advent!
Join us for the Joy of Advent daily devotional readings. Discover the true meaning of Christmas with a Jesse-Tree-themed collection of meditations, inspiring art, and beautiful carols. Find out more here!
How to Make Christmas More Meaningful with The Joy of Advent
Have you ever wanted your Christmas to be MORE? More meaningful, more simple, more engaging for the varied ages of your kids? Use Joy of Advent to enrich your Advent and Christmas season! Plus find out about our new printable Jesse Tree Ornaments!
One Big Gift: How a Christmas of Scarcity Gave us True Treasure
Discover how one family’s sudden unemployment led to a Christmas tradition they continue to this day! Plus, find ideas for easy, homemade Christmas gifts sure to delight.
Christmas Bells – The Sound of Hope
Discover the history behind Longfellow’s famous poem that became one of our most beloved Christmas Carols, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.
A Prayer for Momma & Cranberry Relish Recipe
“As I reflect all the years back, I believe it to be about December of 1935. It had been a cold winter, and we lived in a little four-room house. It was one of the best things that came in a small package. Money was as scarce as hen's teeth, but there was a lot of love in that home.” Near-centennial, Marion Westra, shares a holiday memory and a family favorite recipe: Easy Cranberry Relish.
Walk Through Lent With Joy!
Walk through Lent with Joy with this printable Lent calendar for kids and adults.
Those of you who are familiar with Lent and what it’s all about will understand why the title: Walk Through Lent with Joy, is surprising.
Lent is a time of penance and repentance, of fasting, of giving up joy … isn’t it?
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
—James 1:2-3
Flower of the Holy Night: How Poinsettias Became the Flower of Christmas
Explore the history of the most iconic Christmas flower—the poinsettia.
Every Christmas, poinsettias sit in pots trimmed with foil. But in their native habitats along the Pacific coast of Mexico and Central America, some wild cousins of these holiday decorations can grow to a height of thirteen feet or more. That’s why gardeners in subtropical regions around the world can shape and trim poinsettias to become hedges, shrubs, or even small trees. With the proper care, every poinsettia could grow up to be a bush of some kind as long as the ambient temperatures stay above…
Celebrate Advent With an Advent Wreath
Find the meaning behind the Advent wreath including traditional colors and symbolism. Also included find readings and music for each Sunday 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.
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