A Merry and Bright Adventure: A Christmas Devotional for Family, Faith, Food, and Fun

Christmas is a special and fun time in our home. We also homeschool and we love Christmas schooling during December. Learning about the birth of Jesus is the focus of Christmas for our home and I love finding wonderful resources to help me share this with our kids.This book is a great resource to celebrate the Advent season. It has 25 chapters that each begin with a scripture reading, a specific holiday tradition, a prayer, and a recipe. If you homeschool, like we do, there is a homeschool ADVENTure guide!! It provides some great and easy ways to build the activities into your daily routine. The book also includes a grocery shopping list and supply lists, this makes it super simple to prepare and be organized!My teenage daughter was super excited to see the recipes shared in this book. She absolutely LOVES Christmas and can not wait to start this book! I know my son is going to be excited to try all the yummy recipes. I think the great activities that are made would be wonderful gift exchanges.I think it's going to be hard to wait until Advent to start this because it really is a special time for us and the book is wonderful. I can see us using this year after year and making it a family tradition.

Personally, I don't like how there is so much to do during the holidays. As a mom, I find myself running around like a chicken with her head cut off instead of slowing down and connecting with my children. What I like most about this devotional is that I can read it and go on rabbit trails with my kids to dive deeply into what they find interesting instead of homeschooling that day. Why? Because it covers all the main subjects very well (excluding math, in my opinion). It actually makes the holidays easier and less busy rather than adding more to do.If we have a particularly busy day ahead of us, I can keep it simple and just read the devotional or ask the family discussion questions. On days that we have less to do, we can even cook something yummy and enjoy time in the kitchen together. It's very flexible and low pressure.I can't wait to use it this year!

I am so excited to dig into this devotional - and that’s saying something, since I am not typically one who picks up devotionals!I came across Katie’s “Recipes for a Sweet Child” and decided to give it a go as part of our weekly rotation for homeschool mornings. I was so surprised at how fun and applicable it is! As soon as I saw her sharing about her Advent devotional, I knew I’d be getting it. We have some fantastic traditions for Advent, and while I’m not sure I want to add to that, I’m excited to see how it might fit in! I’ve been impresses with what I’ve seen in the look-throughs, and will be implementing it this year!

I absolutely love this devotional and is a beautiful way to celebrate Jesus! It is filled with incredible activities geared for family fun and celebrating that Jesus is with us (which can be done anytime of year!) We also homeschool and I am usually exhausted when December hits, but this year I am SO excited about planning Christmas school early! We have been talking about how Jesus is our light and pulling activities to illustrate that to the kids this week. Absolutely LOVE this book and how Katie Trent inspires us to disciple our children in a FUN FILLED way!!!!!!

Such a wonderful way full of truth, recipes and fun! I love how it is so doable!! The author really has thought of everything to make your Christmas Merry and Bright. It's also very giftable!

Katie has written yet another exceptional book! If you're searching for creative ways to celebrate Christmas with your kids, this book is a perfect choice. The activities are fun and engaging, featuring kid-friendly lessons and Scripture readings that make learning God's Word enjoyable during the holiday season. So, bake some cookies, grab a cup of hot chocolate, and immerse yourself in all the holiday cheer and spiritual enrichment this book offers. I highly recommend it for all families!

Katie has done it again! This devotional has it all: a strong Scripture base, family friendliness, amazing recipes and activities that tie in with the devotions. I strongly recommend this book to anyone looking to bring Christmas back to a truly Christ-focused time, but still have fun and eat all the tasty foods of the season.

Perfect for the holidays!