My second Christmas confession – I have yet to finish a Jesse Tree devotion with the kids. We have made it to day 4 or 5 many years but can’t seem to get the thing done.   It was never lack of motivation but rather life intervening. I have more or less abandoned the idea of ‘getting it done’, not in this season of life anyway. That’s ok. This isn’t a race and our preparations are for our own hearts only. We will continue to add to the tree as our decorations are finished. (the gingerbread clay will take another day or so to completely dry) 

We will also talk about what all the Christmas trappings symbolize.  This unit study has tons of explanation and links. Maybe it will be a banner year and we will get to all 24. More likely we will hit them as we can and be happy to cover several. That’s ok, too. No one is keeping track. Hopefully the conversations we have will remind us to think a bit harder about what this season means for our family. Then it will have been a success.

Wishing you a peaceful,  prayer-filled first Sunday of Advent.