As we savor this CHRISTmas season, we savor the meaning as well.
We count the days this year, to the day we celebrate the birth of Jesus,
using the Jesse Tree Journey.
Each night, we read a devotional - stories from the Old Testament, pointing to Christ.
" A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him-
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might,
the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the LORD."
Isaiah 11:1-2
Each day has a picture to go with the story, and after each devotional is read,
a child finds the picture to hang.
I got some bare branches and put them in a vase.
I absolutely love this visual - as we count the days, and focus on our Savior.
(And so do the kids!)
You can download your free Jesse Tree Journey also - @
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