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The cover of Advent for Your Marriage, a 25-day Christmas prayer journal for wives from Dear Loretta. Evergreen and cranberry on cream: Loretta, an AI character, in a round portrait inside a holly and berry wreath crowned with the star of Bethlehem, under a Christmas garland.

Advent for Your Marriage

A 25-day Christmas prayer journal for wives

Loretta is an AI character. This journal is for encouragement. It is not counseling.

Let this December be holy, not just busy.

Twenty-five short pages, one for each day from December 1 to Christmas morning. Each day brings a piece of the Christmas story from Luke, Matthew and John, a few plain words from Loretta about what it has to do with your marriage, a prayer for your husband, and one small thing to do. About ten minutes a day, two on the busy ones.

It won't make December less busy. It can help you keep it holy while it's busy. Give it to a wife you love, or keep it for yourself.

Printable PDF

$7

82 pages, US Letter. Print it at home and keep it on the counter through December. For your own use.

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Paperback

$9.99

On Amazon. 80 pages, 6 by 9 inches, on cream paper. A gift page inside says who it's for and from.

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The pages are dated December 1 to Christmas Day, never by weekday, so it's ready whenever December starts. In 2026, Advent begins on Sunday, November 29. If it's a gift, order the paperback in early November so it arrives in time.

Look inside

Six sample pages from the printable journal, marked as previews. Tap a page to see it larger.

  • A watermarked sample page from Advent for Your Marriage: the contents.
    Contents
  • A watermarked sample page: How a Day Works, two facing pages for each day.
    How a day works
  • A watermarked sample page: December 1, with its rule, reading, verse, word, small thing and prayer.
    December 1
  • A watermarked sample page: December 1's writing page, with the day's prayer prompt and room to write.
    December 1's writing page
  • A watermarked sample page: December 25, Christmas Day, short on purpose.
    Christmas Day
  • A watermarked sample page: The 25 Doors, a page to color in as you go.
    The 25 Doors

What's inside

  • 25 daily pages in four weeks: Hope, Faith, Peace and Joy
  • Each day on two facing pages: the day's rule, a reading for your own Bible, one verse from the King James Bible, a word from Loretta, one small thing to do and a prayer, then room to write
  • Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, short on purpose
  • A page for when the holidays are hard
  • Twelve prayers for the days after Christmas
  • A Christmas letter to him, table graces, a tracker and 12 verse cards
  • A gift page: who it's for, who it's from, and a note

How December goes

  • Each morning, or whenever the house is quiet: read the day's page and pray its prayer.
  • Do the one small thing. Each one fits in ten minutes or less, and none needs him to do anything.
  • Miss a day? No catching up. Just do today's.
  • On Christmas night, turn back to December 1 and read the prayer you wrote.

What it is, and what it isn't

It's a place to pray for your husband through December, one day at a time. It can't promise to change anyone's marriage by Christmas, and it isn't counseling. If your marriage is in real trouble, please talk with your pastor or a Christian counselor.

If you are afraid for your safety, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788. In a crisis, call or text 988.

The journal's words and pictures were made with AI tools. Every verse is from the King James Version and was checked word for word.