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Advent is quickly approaching and I wanted to share 10 Favorite Advent traditions.<\/strong> Before I start telling you what we do, please understand this is what we do now<\/em>. We haven’t always had these Advent traditions and we may not always do them. It’s called life and it’s fluid and fun and some seasons need to be more practical than others. I just needed to get that out of the way because I don’t want you to see what we do and think one of two things: I have it all together or I don’t have it all together and need to get it together! Advent traditions<\/strong> can change and grow and morph into something entirely different than what they started out as. And this different can be good and it can be necessary. Please know, there is not a right or wrong way to celebrate Advent. There is no, “If you’re holy, you do it this way.” Also, the Advent traditions<\/strong> we celebrate now have taken shape pulling good ideas from here and tossing ideas that aren’t for our family to the side. If you see an idea you like, pray about whether it would be a good fit for your family; if not, then please don’t do it.
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1. Family Read Aloud<\/h2>\n

Three years ago we heard about the book Jotham’s Journey<\/a> and started reading it. Our entire family LOVED it! From Chris and me all the way to the younger children. Each night, right before family prayer we would read another harrowing adventure of Jotham. And harrowing they are! A note of caution, if you have a very sensitive child, pre-read the chapters and consider how you will re-word or skip a few parts. I felt like the intense parts were few and easily skipped or softened if I needed to. We were reading Jotham’s Journey with our children ages 15-1. Although we were happy for Christmas Day, we were sad to have ended the book. Thankfully it’s one of a series of four. We will read the last one in the series, Ishtar’s Odyssey<\/a>, this year.<\/p>\n