It's almost Lent and I've got to finish my incomplete task from the Nativity Fast or I'll never manage to get things picked up and going on this blog again! I've been avoiding facing this blog because I knew that I never managed to finish posting about our Forty Books of Nativity. You can read about the tradition
here. In those last days before Christmas, I just lost all my momentum. My blogging here encouraged some family and friends for Christmas gift ideas for my kids. So we finished out the season with quite a few beautiful new Nativity books to add to our collection. They have been enjoyed and then packed away to emerge again this coming December 15. I'll include them in the blog posts next Nativity. However, here are the last six books we read this past season. They are all
Arch Books, as I filled in the last days with various Arch Books from
our huge collection.
On the Sunday before Christmas we read
Abraham's Big Test in honor of the Sunday of the Forefathers.
On the 20th we read
Joseph's Christmas Story, which is probably my least favorite of the Arch Books about Christmas. I'll probably omit it next year. Too often the story of Joseph is told with too much adding to the story and not keeping with Orthodox tradition.
On the 21st we read
My Christmas Prayer Book, which is a nice way to teach children little prayers of thanksgiving in that they can say.
On the 22nd we read
Just Look in the Stable, which has really nice illustrations.
On the 23rd we read
Mary's Christmas Story.
And finally, on the 24th we read
On a Silent Night.
And with that, I can now go about the business of Lent, with a slightly more clear conscience! This unfinished task is complete!
On the Sunday before Christmas we read Abraham's Big Test in honor of the Sunday of the Forefathers.
On the 20th we read Joseph's Christmas Story, which is probably my least favorite of the Arch Books about Christmas. I'll probably omit it next year. Too often the story of Joseph is told with too much adding to the story and not keeping with Orthodox tradition.
On the 21st we read My Christmas Prayer Book, which is a nice way to teach children little prayers of thanksgiving in that they can say.
On the 22nd we read Just Look in the Stable, which has really nice illustrations.
On the 23rd we read Mary's Christmas Story.
And finally, on the 24th we read On a Silent Night.
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Did you comment on my blog about the cards? I hope you have a good Lent. Forgive me, a sinner!
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