Light the first candle with us.

Advent starts Sunday, November 29. I'm giving one mama a set of beeswax Advent candles and my Holiday Preparation Guide, so her family can start the season slow.

✦ A set of beeswax Advent candles.

✦ My Holiday Preparation Guide, a 25-page plan for your season.

✦ I'll pick the winner Monday, November 23.

For the mom who loves her people and runs on fumes.

✦ You love Christmas, but December lives in your head instead of on paper.

✦ Big planners have felt like one more thing to do.

✦ You'd rather do a few small things well and actually be there for them.

Hi, I'm Em. I'm a mom of four boys with a system for almost everything.

And I still carry a lot of December around in my head. Here's what I'm learning: the holidays don't need more from you. They need a little less living in your head. When the plan is on paper, you get to be in the moment.

Ready to enter?

One mama wins the candles and the guide. I'll pick the winner Monday, November 23.