For the past few weeks I have been furiously working on a new project for the holiday season. I am honestly proud of myself for thinking about the holidays before the month of November. Planning ahead is not one of my personal strengths, so this is a win!
Over the past few months I have come across several online crafters and artists who are designing and printing Advent calendars for the month of December. Their calendars are jaw- dropping magnificent, but I found I can't afford them.
So I decided to make my own.
"If you can't buy it, make it. "
The word 'Advent' means "the arrival of a notable person, thing or event..." Those who celebrate Advent, celebrate the coming of Christ into the world. As I was reading, designing, and painting I fell more and more in love with this idea. I found that Advent is so much more than celebrating the event of Christ's birth. It is also about celebrating all that he brought with Him as he came to dwell among us for a while. He brought with Him peace, joy, salvation, hope, life, victory, light, and commonality.
I am reminded that Christ chose to be vulnerable by coming to Earth as a man. Christ is a picture of hospitality because he came to Earth to feel what we feel, and to see what we see, so that we could know Him and feel comfortable to be apart of His family. We always feel a little more comfortable with those who have gone through what we have. Christ wanted to bring salvation, but I also think he wanted to achieve common ground.
So He chose to be human. He came to our level.
We can talk about being a kid with Jesus, because He was one at one time.
We can talk about sorrow, hurt, betrayal, and pain, because He experienced it first hand.
We can talk about deep friendship, being hungry, being tired, beauty, telling stories, and laughing at jokes because he experienced and saw and heard and touched some of the same things that we have. I imagine that he loved it all because He knew we would feel closer to Him and vice versa.
Christ's vulnerability brought commonality!
This is why I am in love with Jesus.
I thought I would celebrate this truth by having an:
Advent Calendar Giveaway!
#adventgiveaway2014
The winner will be chosen at random, and will receive my handmade Advent calendar. The calendar consists of 25 scripture cards for each day in the month of December.
Each print contains a design on the front and a scripture to read for that day on the back. There is also a place to jot down some meaningful notes for the day.
How to Enter:
1. Follow The Well DFW Instagram account
@thewelldfw
2. Like The Well DFW Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/TheWellDFW
3. Repost my Advent Calendar Giveaway Instagram post and tag me in it
@katie_gerald
&
#adventgiveaway2014
The giveaway ends on November 22 at midnight. So enter soon!
Results will be posted on Instagram, Facebook, and my blog on November 23.
If you would like to purchase an Advent Calendar for $15 please email me at gerald_katie@yahoo.com. Get your order in soon!
