Republished from October 2008. I absolutely loved this resource last Christmas and we enjoyed the Advent readings immensely! Highly recommend it again as the holiday season is coming upon us.
Are you overwhelmed with the thought of yet another holiday season? Do you desire a peaceful holiday season and yet purposefully Christ centered? How can you begin now to pray and plan how God might have you and your family invest in making this a profitable and God-glorifying time of the year?
It might seem a little early to start thinking of the upcoming holidays, but what better way to keep the holidays simple but through a little planning and foresight!
The 12 Week Holiday Planner for Christian Families by Sheri Graham (mother of five) is a great tool for any family desiring to keep the Christ-centered focus in the holidays without being overwhelmed. Filled with practical and useful charts, planner pages, the Jesse Tree Devotional and other useful information, you will be equipped to keep your light shining this season!
Sheri says, “My desire in putting together this eBook is to provide a tangible way for you to plan out your holidays so they are enjoyable, less stressful, and more filled with the things that really matter.”
This 146 page e-book includes:
*Weekly plans for the 12 weeks prior to Christmas
*”Sheri’s Tips”- tips to make your holidays meaningful, shared throughout the ebook
*Thanksgiving Ideas
*Christmas Craft, Gift, Decorations and Menu Ideas
*Memory Making Ideas for the Family
*Ideas for Baked Items to Share/Give Away
*Ideas for Meals to Freeze for Use during the busy weeks
*Supplies to stock up on ahead of time or when on sale
*Ideas for a Holiday Baking Schedule
*Kids’ Gift Idea List
PLUS!!! “The Glorious Coming: A Jesse Tree Celebration of Advent” – Jesse Tree devotionals which include devotionals, ornaments, and instructions to make your own Jesse Tree!
I am so thrilled to share this resource with you all and am finding it very helpful already as I start taking simple steps with the use of these materials for planning our purposeful Christ-centered holidays!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaa! I can’t believe it’s that time of year already!!!
Thank you so much for posting this! Even though it is barely October, I know Advent is just around the corner, and I’ve been getting very excited about that, but also looking for a good resource on Advent readings/devotionals. I will definitely check this out!
Hey, THANKS!
Great stuff…
I just bought this yesterday! With 12 weeks to go – it certainly doesn’t seem too early, and staves off the feeling of “Christmas rush” so we can be focussed on Jesus!
This sounds like an awesome resource! I’ve already busted out the Christmas music, so I’m all about anything that helps me plan 12 WEEKS EARLY!
Thank you for a review of this eBook. I am definitely going to consider purchasing it, especially since this is only our 2nd Holiday Season together. I am a firm believer in advanced planning, and now is the perfect time to start. There really will be a hundred things going on (not to mention all that traveling) during this time of year, so this is so so so helpful!
What an excellent resource! I don’t think that this time of year is too early at all. When planning is done in advance it keeps us sane and peaceful instead of running around like chickens with our heads cut off as the holidays get closer.