The Advent season with The Advent Jesse Tree

Did you know, “the word Advent means, “coming” and refers to the coming of Jesus”?

-The Advent Jesse Tree

The Advent season is upon us and we are having so much fun reading the Advent Jesse Tree. Each night since December 1^st we have read a page as a family. We were gifted this book by my hubby’s aunt a few years ago and we were so excited to finally share with our girls this year. Clara and Luci are both at a good age to sit through a short Bible story along with scriptures and a prayer and it has created such sweet family time.

So you might be wondering what is the Advent Jesse Tree?

Well, The Advent Jesse Tree seeks to tell the story of God’s redemptive plan for the world through 25 symbols from the Old and New Testament. Each symbol expresses and represents the heritage of Jesus Christ from the beginning of creation.

–The Advent Jesse Tree

The symbols are really cool and the book breaks it down for you to build a beautiful visual to go along with the daily reading. However, this year we are truly trying to make Christmas simple and sweet and have opted to only read through the devotions. If you want to create a tree to go with, hence the word “tree” in The Advent Jesse Tree I would suggest planning in advance.

The 25 symbols or ornaments look like this for example:

1. a globe or picture of the earth
2. an apple and a snake wrapped around it
3. an ark with a rainbow
4. a camel and a tent
5. a lamb
6. a ladder
7. a colorful coat
8. a tablet with 10 numbers
9. a cluster of grapes
10. a sheaf of wheat
11. a slingshot
12. a scroll or bible
13. a stump with a fresh shoot or green leaf
14. a lion and a lamb
15. a dove and a crown
16. a lamb and a shepherd’s staff
17. a cross
18. a heart with writing on it
19. a Bethlehem town silhouette with star
20. a fiery furnace
21. a brick wall
22. a star
23. a candle
24. an angel
25. a baby in a manger or a nativity scene

Here is our sweet and simple Christmas tree this year! My hubby and I went back and forth for quite awhile…Do we set up our 11-year-old Christmas tree complete with all our family ornaments or do we buy something small? I am so glad we opted for this darling Norfolk pine. We have already nicknamed it our Hawaiian beauty!

As many of you already know we are expecting our third baby girl January 6^th and truly want to make the most of this glorious holiday, but also want to keep it simple and sweet for all of us to enjoy.

How are you celebrating the Advent season and the coming of Jesus?