It feels counter-intuitive to start thinking about Advent before Thanksgiving, but I’ve learned over the years that a little planning ahead helps prepare my boys’ hearts—and mine—for Christmas.
The busyness of these final two months of the year can sometimes get in the way of what really matters. We can easily get caught up in “the things that are seen” and “transient”—Halloween costumes, bags of candy, school projects, travel plans, gift ideas, photos for Christmas cards—and leave little room for “the things that are unseen” and “eternal” (2 Cor. 4:18). While we know preparing our hearts and minds during Advent is wise, it can quickly become lost in the midst of a thousand things calling for our attention.
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