The Joy of Advent: Family Celebrations for Advent & the Twelve Days of Christmas

"One thing I know for sure: This will be a book that gets passed down through the generations."--Catholic Mom
The Joy of Advent is an easy, guided celebration of Advent and Christmas for any family that hopes to bring richness and meaning into the holiday season.

From Advent through Epiphany, activities for all ages including daily Bible readings, reflections, songs, and prayers, provide a guided celebration that will infuse depth and delight throughout the Advent and Christmastide season. The Joy of Advent gives families the opportunity to come together and focus their hearts on the scarlet thread of Christmas--the story of God's love through the history of salvation--to create poignant memories and beloved traditions.

Readers will:

• Create meaningful traditions and activities that family members will enjoy year after year.
• Experience companionship through accessible readings and thoughtful reflections.
• Appreciate the amazing story of God's redemptive work in the world.
• Have every day moments transformed into lasting memories of rich spiritual significance.
• Extend the celebration of Christmas through the full Twelve Days of Christmas.

Features of The Joy of Advent:
- PERFECT GIFT for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany celebrations, and St. Nicolas exchange.
- TIMELESSLY CLASSIC PACKAGING: With a beautifully ageless, full-color, holiday design, this family activity book is perfect for decorating a coffee table or bookshelf, and the sturdy hardcover package ensures durability.
- DESIGNED FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS: This book includes family devotions and reflection questions for different age levels, and activities the whole family can enjoy together.

Author: Rebecca Grabill,Stephen Grabill
Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
Published: 10/01/2024
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.15h x 6.81w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9781640609556

About the Author

Rebecca Grabill is a homeschooling mother of six and award-winning author of children's books. While she studied theology in university, she went on to earn an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults, and has published a wide array of fiction, essays, and poetry for all age levels.

Stephen Grabill, PhD is the theological consultant on this project (and conveniently, Rebecca's husband). He has been steeped in all things theology and economics for more than three decades, earrning a PhD in Systematic Theology and Moral Theology, then writing, editing, speaking and making films, notably the film series For the Life of the World, which has sold more than 250,000 copies and reached 1.5 million viewers.

Clare Therese Gray is the author, illustrator and pattern designer behind the popular Instagram account @claretheresegray. She creates artworks for textiles, paper craft and fabric collections, packaging and homewares. Inspired by the natural environment of her rural Hampshire surroundings, she lives and works on a farm with her husband and young family. After studying Painting at Art School in Norwich she went on to the Drawing Year at the Royal Drawing School where she focused on imaginative and observational drawing & printmaking before launching a freelance design career.

Aside from bespoke artworks, she takes on project-based collaborations with like-minded companies. Clare's design experience spans a range of clients and sectors from textiles to craft collections, homewares to book illustration. She is the author of two books, 'Woodland Watercolor: A Colouring Workbook' and 'Painting Nature with Clare: Create Beautiful Gouache Motifs of the Garden, Countryside, Sea, River and Forest' published with Page Street Publishing. She has illustrated the children's picture books, 'The Agnes Series' published with DK. Her patterns can be found around the world on children's and women's apparel, luxury toiletries, stationery, ceramics and decorative objects.

She has a passion for lino printing on paper and fabric, and loves spending time in galleries drawing ceramics and paintings. Otherwise, she can often be found enjoying the English countryside with her family, growing and collecting flowers to dry and, of course, drawing and painting every single day.