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Advent Conspiracy

I found this site from Tall Skinny Kiwi, and really like what they have to say about Christmas and our over comsumption, consumerism and greed. Their focus is to :

“Advent Conspiracy is an international movement restoring the scandal of Christmas by worshipping Jesus through compassion, not consumption.

Worship More, Spend Less, Give More, Love All

go to the site to read their blog:

Spending Time Together:
Here’s some creative ways to give the gift of spending time together during the holidays.
Prepare a feast with a meal, candles and ambiance music
Buy your child a baseball bat for a trip to the batting cages together
Wrap a pound of local coffee or a tin of favorite tea with a date to get together with a close friend
Nutcracker Suite ballet tickets for a trip with another child
Wrap popcorn and a classic DVD for a movie night with a friend
Host Monday night football and make some homemade pizzas
Wrap 2 copies of a classic book (check out Powell’s) to read with a friend
Hot cocoa, bundling up, & walking through the Christmas lit streets in town

Things to Make:
A recipe book with your favorite recipes for a neighbor
A photo album of the kids for the distant relatives
With the kids hand-paint some new pottery mugs or
dishes at a ceramics store
A memory book with photos, ticket stubs, etc. of things you’ve done together
Record an interview with grandparents on the history of their life to give the family
Build a raised garden bed for herbs or vegetables
A DVD of your life these days for that long-distance friend, take a tour of your town, house, job etc…
Paint or draw a picture

HT: Advent Conspiracy

Do YOU have any relational giving ideas or stories like the ones mentioned here? Do tell! =)