http://www.scribd.com/doc/182146871/2013-Advent-Devotional
Option 2: Prepare for Christmas with Thriving Family's 2013 ADVENTures in Odyssey Activity Calendar. You will get an activity and simple faith tie for 25 days in December. The calendar is free. Simply provide your name and email address to access it. Continue to the registration page.
Option 3: Look under the "Advent" label to the right and choose one of our previous Advent Family devotionals to follow. Note that the dates will be different.
Option 4: If you prefer not to do an Advent wreath, consider reading through the book of Luke several times a week with your child(ren) from December to Easter Sunday. Last year we read through the book of John with our daughter. Our intent was to have her hear the Gospel several nights a week during bedtime; leading up to Holy Week. The three of us curled up in her bed, read from her Bible and had a discussion over what we had read. Lauren has requested that we do it again this year, so I've made a Reading Guide for us to follow over the next four months. This can be done anytime of day, and adjust the dates to days that work best for your family.
Book of Luke Family Reading Guide
Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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DEC.15) 1:1-25
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16)
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17) 1:26-38
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18)
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19) 1:39-56
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20)
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21)
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22) 1:57-75
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23)
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24)
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25)
2:1-21
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26) 2:22-40
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27)
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28)
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29) 2:41-52
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30) 3:1-20
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31) 3:21-37
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JAN.1)
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2) 4:1-13
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3)
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4)
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5) 4:14-30
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6) 4:31-37
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7) 4:38-44
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8)
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9) 5:1-11
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10)
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11)
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12) 5:12-26
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13) 5:27-39
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14) 6:1-11
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15)
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16) 6:12-26
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17)
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18)
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19) 6:27-36
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20) 6:37-42
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21) 6:43-49
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22)
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23) 7:1-10
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24)
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25)
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26) 7:11-17
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27) 7:18-35
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28) 7:36-50
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29)
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30) 8:1-15
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31)
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FEB. 1)
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2) 8:16-25
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3) 8:26-39
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4) 8:40-56
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5)
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6) 9:1-9
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7)
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8)
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9) 9:10-20
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10) 9:21-36
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11) 9:37-43
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12)
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13) 9:43-50
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14)
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15)
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16) 9:51-62
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17) 10:1-24
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18) 10:25-42
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19)
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20) 11:1-13
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21)
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22)
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23) 11:14-28
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24) 11:29-36
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25) 11:37-54
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26)
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27) 12:1-12
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28)
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MAR. 1)
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2) 12:13-21
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3) 12:22-34
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4) 12:35-48
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5)
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6) 12:49-59
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7)
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8)
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9) 13:1-21
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10) 13:22-35
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11) 14:1-14
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12)
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13) 14:15-24
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14)
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15)
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16) 14:25-35
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17) 15:1-10
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18) 15:11-32
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19)
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20) 16:1-18
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21)
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22)
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23) 16:19-31
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24) 17:1-19
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25) 17:20-37
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26)
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27) 18:1-17
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28)
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29)
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30) 18:18-34
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31) 18:35-19:10
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APR.1) 19:11-27
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2)
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3) 19:28-44
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4)
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5)
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6) 19:45-20:8
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7) 20:9-26
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8) 20:27-47
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9)
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10) 21
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11)
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12)
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13) 22:1-38
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14) 22:39-46
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15) 22:47-53
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16)
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17) 22:59-65
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18) 22:66-23:56
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19)
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20)
24
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Easter Sunday
Whatever option(s) you choose, remember it's the intentionality that is important. Every time won't be a miraculous experience with our children. But our hope is that it will bear fruit if we are persistent and ask for His help and guidance. So let's continue living out our faith with our children by sharing His Word and talking about what it means in our lives.
