Spend Less!

Last Sunday Nathan Lindell did an awesome job bringing the latest message in our Advent Conspiracy series - Spend Less. (If you weren't there, you can click here and listen.)

Our heart is to focus this holiday season more on Compassion and less on consumption. And Nathan encouraged us to find ways to spend less on gifting by being creative (and personal!).

My wife has done awesome at this for several years. Just yesterday she finished up a DVD of our kid's year - some video, some pics of them playing sports, hanging out, working, etc. She sets it to awesome music and the grandparents love it! It gives them another way to be part of their grandkids lives and collect memories.

Another thing she has done is make calendars for an upcoming year with pics of our kids above each months calendar. She just cone binds it and again the grandparents love it as they get to look at their (genetically driven) beautiful grandkids all year!

The Advent Conspiracy has some other great ideas - click here to check them out.

But now we want to hear from you. What great gifts have you created for folks? Please help us and inspire us!