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A Savior is Born Advent Day 12: Let Earth Receive Her King

December 11, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

A Savior is Born Advent Day 12: Let Earth Receive Her King #ASaviorisBorn

There are so many distractions in life – the internet, texting, noise, the go-go-go of running errands – so many things that keep us from truly focusing on Jesus Christ. Today’s advent activity helps your family turn off, say no, and turn away all distracting things so you can let Christ him. Receive the King! […]

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A Savior is Born Advent Day 11: Light Cometh to the World

December 10, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

A Savior is Born Advent Day 11: Light Cometh into the World #ASaviorisBorn

#ASaviorisBorn to bring light to the world. His light can dispel all darkness from our lives. For today’s activity your family will make candle votive holders to help you remember to share Christ’s light with others.   I’m teaming up with Sugardoodle Shop to provide this free advent for you!

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A Savior is Born Advent Day 10: What Gift Shall I Give Him?

December 9, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

A Savior is Born Advent Day 10: What Gift Shall I Give Him? #ASaviorisBorn

Jesus Christ has given us so much! We celebrate #ASaviorisBorn because He has done so much for all men. What gifts can we give to Jesus in return? Today’s advent activity focuses on that question with a cute handmade gift box to create.     Thanks to the amazing team at Sugardoodle Shop for all […]

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A Savior is Born Advent Day 9: Away in a Manger

December 8, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

A Savior is Born Advent Day 9: Away in a Manger #ASaviorisBorn

We often sing “Away in a manger no crib for his bed…” during this season but have you ever stopped to think that for the Wise Men it really was ‘away?’ The Wise Men had to travel far to find #ASaviorisBorn. The wise men in today’s activity will do the same but your family will […]

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A Savior is Born Advent Day 8: The Good Shepherd

December 7, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

A Savior is Born Advent Day 8: The Good Shepherd #ASaviorisBorn

Have you ever wondered why there are candy canes at Christmas? What do they symbolize? Why are they red and white? Today’s activity helps you see why #ASaviorisBorn and how He is The Good Shepherd and what the candy cane represents. As usually there are beautiful prints to download courtesy of Sugardoodle Shop.

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A Savior is Born Advent Day 7: Our Link to God

December 6, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

A Savior is Born Advent Day 7: Our Link Back to God #ASaviorisBorn

#ASaviorisBorn to provide a way for us to repent and become clean again so we can return back to God. He is our Mediator, our Light, the Messiah, the Good Shepherd and so much more. What do these names tell us about Jesus Christ? Today you get to discuss these with your family as you […]

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Gingerbread Men – Kid Friendly Recipe

December 5, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

Gingerbread Men - Kid Friendly Recipe

I’ve had this recipe for making gingerbread men since my oldest was a baby. It has served us well Christmas after Christmas as my little ones have wanted to make gingerbread men but can’t quite handle rolling out dough and using cookie cutters. They inevitably end up cutting off arms or legs or the occasional […]

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A Savior is Born Advent Day 5: Love Like the Savior

December 4, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

A Savior is Born Advent Day 5: Love Like the Savior #ASaviorisBorn

Just saying you love someone is not always enough. You must show him that you love him through your actions. There are a lot of ways to show our love to others. #ASaviorisBorn to show us how to love all. The service jar is one simple way the whole family can contribute to helping others […]

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A Savior is Born Advent Day 4 – Read About the Savior’s Birth

December 3, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

Advent Day 4: Read About the Savior's Birth #ASaviorisBorn

One tradition we have in our family is to read a different Christmas book every night leading up to Christmas. Each of my kids have their favorites. Some like those that feature animals, others like retellings in rhyme. Have you read any of these? C is for Christmas by Tonya Skousen Arenaz Humphrey’s First Christmas by Carol […]

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A Savior is Born Advent Day 3: Sing Hallelujah

December 2, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Advent Day 3: Sing Hallelujah #ASaviorisBorn

Why is it when we are happy we want to break out in song? Music is a universal expression and a way we can share our joy. At Jesus’ birth the angels appeared and spoke, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”  Many have tried to capture the […]

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A Savior is Born Advent Day 2: Proclaim the Savior’s Birth

December 2, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Advent day 2: Proclaim the Savior's Birth #ASaviorisBron

Today you get to help proclaim the Savior’s birth! Angels proclaimed Christ’s birth to the shepherds, who in turn ran through the streets of Bethlehem declaring He had been born. We can proclaim the Savior’s birth too! Download the file for today’s activity which includes the sign above.   Don’t forget to explore more about why […]

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A Savior is Born Advent – Day 1: Mary, Mother of Jesus

December 1, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

Day 1: Mary, the Mother of Jesus #ASaviorisBorn Christmas Advent

I am so excited to be teaming up with SugardoodleShop.com to bring you this wonderful advent to go along with the #ASaviorisBorn Christmas message! There are only 12 days so you can choose to start now or wait and start on the 12th or 13th of December depending on whether you want to end on […]

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#ASaviorisBorn

November 30, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

Christmas. A time when people are a little more kind, show a little more love, and hearts are softened. Why? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly7c9scxB9I There is a reason Jesus Christ is known as the Light of the world, the Comforter, the Prince of Peace. He makes it possible for all of us to overcome our weaknesses, to break […]

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The Ultimate Gratitude List

November 19, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

The ultimate gratitude list contains 90 prompts on ten pages to help you create a gratitude journal. When you are done you will have written down 1,000 blessings! Truly a Thanksgiving treat!

Count your many blessings. Have an attitude of gratitude. Be content with what you have. We’ve all heard these sayings and others, usually shared by well meaning friends (maybe you’ve done the sharing?), in an effort to help us realize we really aren’t lacking anything. Maybe it’s also been suggested to you to keep a […]

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Names of Christ Advent Devotional {Giveaway}

November 12, 2015 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 33 Comments

Names of Christ Advent Devotional - includes scriptures to read, discussion questions, and ornaments to color for each name. Perfect as a homeschool devotional or personal study for Christmas!

Oh, how I love the Christmas season! I enjoy all the gift giving and caroling, the cookie baking and decorating, but mostly I enjoy focusing on Who we are celebrating and why. My friend, Heidi, at A Lively Hope has created a wonderful Names of Christ Advent Devotional to help us do just that. There are 24 […]

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