Beginning tomorrow!

Yes, another back dated blog post!  Did not think of this one until December 17th and was perfect for November 30th.  SOOooo, the following text appears as if I actually wrote it on the last day of November.

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Years ago, we would buy the boys the inexpensive advent calendars where you open a numbered door and get an inexpensive piece of chocolate.  Tastes have changed and evolved.  We've wanted to up the anti on how we spend Advent and things have changed over the years.  We have done a traditional Advent Wreath, with the colored candles and found readings to go with each candle.  We have gone through the Jesse Tree Study as well.  This year, I wanted something different, again.

Pinterest to the rescue.  Type in "Advent" and many variations of Advent calendars and readings are going around.  Some with activities, others with just readings, some are coloring sheets for toddlers and the lower elementary school kids.  I settled in on the following readings, found the desired Advent Lego Calendars (whole other ordeal, maybe I'll back date that post too!), and bought a bag of Hershey Dark Kisses and Hershey Carmal Kisses.  We're set for Advent beginning tomorrow now.

The readings are as follows:

December 1  John 1:4 - 6
December 2 Isaiah 9:2 - 7
December 3 Isaiah 11:1 - 10
December 4 Jeremiah 33:14 - 16
December 5 Luke 1:5 - 10
December 6 Luke 1:11 - 17
December 7 Luke 1:18 - 25
December 8 Luke 1:26 - 38
December 9 Matthew 1:22-26
December 10 Matthew 1:22 - 26
December 11 Luke 1:39 - 45
December 12 Luke 1:46 - 56
December 13 Luke 2:1 - 5
December 14 Luke 2:6 - 7
December 15 Luke 2:8 - 12
December 16 Luke 2:13 - 14
December 17 Luke 2:15 - 18
December 18 Luke 2:19 - 20
December 19 Micah 5:2 - 5
December 20 Matthew 2:1 - 2
December 21 Matthew 2:3 - 6
December 22 Matthew 2:7 - 8
December 23 Matthew 2:9 - 12
December 24 John 1:14

It's my desire to blog each day with the scriptures listed, our take away on it and a picture of what the boys got in their Lego Advent Calendar.  Join us if you care to, skip a few days, or whatever.  These posts will be labeled Advent 2013, so you can look all of them up that way if you like!