Teach Us to Number Our Days

By Barbara Dee Bennett Baumgarten

Includes historical explanations of various Christian symbols, full-sized patterns, and detailed step-by-step instructions on how to create your own calendar out of a variety of materials.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819217654
• ISBN13: 9780819217653
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Morehouse Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

number our days

This is really an excellent explanation of Advent. The projects are a little more difficult than I really wanted to do, but I am thrilled with how detailed the book is. I would recommend it for anyone who wanted to understand what Advent is and what the symbols mean.

Wonderful way to celebrate the season

The book guides you through planning and creating an Advent calendar that interweaves the liturgy of the season with your everyday Christmas preparations, giving rich significance to such "menial" things as housecleaning, and serving as a reminder to do everything "as unto the Lord." You can choose from three different materials/levels of difficulty, and each one comes with step-by-step instructions and a shopping list! The book is written from a Catholic perspective, and the calendar is easy to adapt to other Christian traditions. Some days (like the 4 Sundays of Advent) have specific themes, but even the "doors" on those days can be personalized with different decorations and Scripture verses. Other days, you choose something that suits your family -- a school house for the last day of school or a Christmas tree for the day you decorate your tree. Each day's theme also comes with one or more Scriptures, a brief "lesson" and a prayer. For families used to starting the day with a devotional, this puts a different spin on it. For families that aren't, it's a great way to start. I've found a wonderful way of reducing the stress and reminding my family what's really important.