I am trying to start some new traditions this year. I LOVE Christmas so much. And December is one of my favorite months- especially if it is cold outside!! Bring on the snow please. So I have come up with a list of christmas traditions I would like to start or continue in our home.

1. Find the perfect tree, decorate together, and have a sleepover in the living room that night.
2. Have a Christmas themed “paint night“. Eventually making a book of all our paintings throughout the years.
3. Record a Christmas song single together.
4. Bake and Decorate Christmas Cookies
5. Volunteer at a soup kitchen, homeless ministry, or shelter.
6. Make Christmas Cards!
7. Read scripture together everyday. (this verse list I got off of pinterest.)
   1. John 1-5
   2. Isaiah 9:2-7
   3. Isaiah 11:1-10 
   4. Jeremiah 33:14-16
   5. Luke 1:5-10
   6. Luke 1:11-17
   7. Luke 18-25
   8. Luke 1:26-38
   9. Matthew 1:18-21
   10. Matthew 1:22-26
   11. Luke 1:39-45
   12. Luke 1:46-56
   13. Luke 2:1-5
   14. Luke 2:6-7
   15. Luke 2:8-12
   16. Luke 2:13-14
   17. Luke 2:15-18
   18. Luke 2: 19-20
   19. Micah 5:2-5
   20. Matthew 2:1-2
   21. Matthew 2:3-6
   22. Matthew 2:7-8
   23. Matthew 2:9-12
   24. John 1:14

8. Have a Christmas Movie Marathon, complete with spiked egg nog!
9. Take a Christmas- themed picture together
10. Turn on the Christmas Station, stop by the coffee shop for some hot chocolate, and drive around to see the lights.

I have also been playing a new Christmas song on the harp every day.

What are your traditions?

-Abigail