But over the years, Deb and I each started to look for more meaningful anchors, for purposeful ordering of our families’ days in a year. Through the wise words of various authors and friends we were introduced to the concept of celebrating the church year: recognizing the rhythms and traditions that have been observed by the church at large for centuries and centuries.
Each generation, it seems, has new ideas, values, philosophies and traditions (Elf on the Shelf anyone?). While we have no problem with fresh and relevant ideas, we also have come to appreciate that there are a lot of tried-and-true, cross-cultural, and cross-generational traditions that are meaningful for a reason. They are not just derived from our time and place, but have been upheld through history. These are anchors!
Holidays—originally “Holy-days,” or days set apart for a purpose – were originally meant as a way to celebrate who God is and what He has done. We have loved getting back to the roots of these holidays, digging out the elements that help us to celebrate God.
On this site you can expect to find suggestions for how to tangibly celebrate the various holidays and seasons with your family, recommendations for different resources to use, observations we've had in our own lives, and some of the thoughts we have as we walk this journey.
We have experienced more abundant life through these traditions. We as Christians have more reasons to celebrate than others, so let’s do it!
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