Advent Eve – In the Beginning, the World was Dark and Wet and Empty

Tomorrow is the first day of Advent, and today we will start making things to honor the days before we celebrate Jesus’s birthday on Christmas Day. Each day we’ll talk about something that happened in the Bible before Jesus was born in a stable in Bethlehem. We will start in the very beginning — before…

How to Create an Ornament for a Jesse Tree During Advent

In about 2 weeks, Advent will begin. Advent is a season of waiting. It is a time of preparing for Baby Jesus to be born again and again. This is a very special Advent for me. It is the first Advent since my debut picture book The Donkey’s Song was published [on October 18, 2022],…