1.12.07

Advent Giving Calendar



Free for you and your family to print and use - online here.

7 comments:

Unknown said...

I love your Advent giving calendar! It is a very concrete way to count our blessings, and then make those blessings count. I think I will use it with my two teenagers, whom I homeschool, as part of an Advent project.

I understand that historically people have given things up for Advent, much as for Lent, but clearly this has been lost in our current frenzy of consumption.

Thanks for making this available to all.
Merry Christmas.

Anne said...

Quillsmom - I'm SO glad that you stumbled across my Advent giving calendar and want to use it with your teenagers. Thank you so much for your note and letting me know. A blessed, holy Christmas to you and yours.

Anonymous said...

This is an awesome way to help kids (and others!) understand the magnitude of the differences between the rich and the poor. Thanks for making it.

Anne said...

Megan, I'm so glad that you like the Advent Calendar. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a note and letting me know.

Unknown said...

I do like the calendar... 'tis similar to some others that I have seen elsewhere, and the heart of it is indeed beautiful.

I'm risking a bit here... but what if all of the "cent" symbols were exchanged for dollar signs? I mean, a kid working in a sweatshop doesn't even make 3 cents in a day, and to be honest I can definitely afford for $3 to go to a charity.

I wonder what it would be like to match our self-luxury-giving with our others-charity-givng... hmm

Anne said...

Rebecca, I first ran across this calendar somewhere else myself, but it was just a list of words, so I added the visual design. I think it would be wonderful to change the denomination of the money to dollars instead of cents. I like your thought of choosing to give more, and also the thought of how giving is possible even for those who don't think they have much to give. Thank you!

Kylie Grader said...

Hi Anne,

I don't know you but came across your blog while searching for the theme of 'giving' this holiday season.

I am an intern at Partners International and each year we circulate the Harvest of Hope catalog which offers alternative gifts for the holiday seasons. Through this catalog people can purchase school supplies for children around the world, or a goat for a family. After reading your blog and seeing the good news you are sharing, I was wondering how you would feel about writing about Harvest of Hope?

You can go to www.harvestofhope.org to learn more about the gifts!

Thank you,

Kylie Grader