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Meet Rebecca Even
Author & Speaker
Hi, My name is Rebecca Even, over the course of 30 years my work, after being a wife and mother, has been focused on the Medieval Mary Garden Tradition or Gardens, Talks and Retreats on the Communion of Saints or Bees and the 12 Days of Christmas or Trees.
Greetings & Welcome to a small patch of the internet dedicated to the AMDG.Life
Does the history of the Medieval Mary Garden tradition intrigue you?
Do you love traditions, legends and lore about the Catholic/Christian faith and its cast of supporting characters, especially The Blessed Mother?
Do you love Advent & Christmas and crave a more sacred way to celebrate our faith with your family?
Are you committed to promoting the culture of Life?
Then you are in the right place!
Welcome!
Hi, My name is Rebecca Even, over the course of 30 years my work, after being a wife and mother, has been focused on the Medieval Mary Garden Tradition or Gardens, Talks and Retreats on the Communion of Saints or Bees and the 12 Days of Christmas or Trees.
Greetings & Welcome to a small patch of the internet dedicated to the AMDG.Life
Does the history of the Medieval Mary Garden tradition intrigue you?
Do you love traditions, legends and lore about the Catholic/Christian faith and its cast of supporting characters, especially The Blessed Mother?
Do you love Advent & Christmas and crave a more sacred way to celebrate our faith with your family?
Are you committed to promoting the culture of Life?
Then you are in the right place!
Welcome!
Rebecca Even
As Seen and Heard On...
As Seen and Heard On...
Gardens, Bees & Christmas Trees
A.K.A. The Medieval Mary Gardens, The Communion of Saints,
& The 12 Days of Christmas!
A.K.A. The Medieval Mary Gardens, The Communion of Saints, & The 12 Days of Christmas!
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Explore, Learn, and Celebrate Gardens, Bees & Christmas Trees
Make Christmas more memorable by making meaningful heirloom ornaments, crafts and memories too!
Saturday, October 11, 2025
The 12 Days of Christmas Lyrics – Two Versions, One Deeper Meaning
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Rebecca Even
Rebecca Even is an encourager of women, especially mothers, striving to build a culture of beauty and life in their families and communities.
As a wife, mother and creative, She brings a unique perspective to her work, blending faith, tradition, and creative inspiration. She is the author of our father, gave us the 12 Days of Christmas and creator of our lady of the joyful mysteries and medieval Mary Garden tradition journal.
Rebecca‘s presentations incorporate audience interaction, visual media, and music bringing to life topics such as Mary Gardens, letters to women from Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Living the 12 Days of Christmas.
Her social media handles are CatholicSmile and her blog themes are around gardens, bees, and Christmas trees. Rebecca weaves together, spirituality, tradition, and inspiration.
Her work has been featured in print and on radio with national Catholic register Immaculate radio EWTN‘s, take two with Debby & Jerry, little Catholic bubble the Catholic Sun blog and the Terri and Jesse show.
Retreat & Speaking Topics
Medieval Mary Garden Traditions
- Ideal for Easter, May or October
Where’s Mary’s Closet
- Our Lady and her apparitions
A Journey through St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Letters to Women
- Year Round
HOW to keep Christ in Christmas!
- Observing Advent and Celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas.
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I am just an ordinary sinner, wondering what to cook for dinner - Marie Bellet
Super Digital Bundle - 15% Off
Get 3 Amazing Bundles for Only $60.35
(Original Price: $71) – Save 15%!
Your Purchase Includes
- Mary’s Flowers Ebook Bundle - $17
- Christmas Joy, By The Bundle - $27
- Jesse Tree Bundle - $27
Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem
The Birth Place of Love Needs our Help!
Located just 1500 steps from the birthplace of Christ, Holy family hospital In Bethlehem is a state of the art maternity and
neonatal critical care center, serving poor and at risk families throughout the holy land.
In this region of conflict, this Catholic teaching hospital stands as a beacon of Hope for families in the Bethlehem region,
including refugees and residence of remote desert communities.
Holy family hospital is a primary work of the Order Of Malta, the world‘s largest Christian charity. It is an oasis of peace,
where Christians and Muslims work together every day to serve families without regard to need or Creed.
Holy family hospital operates on a budget of $5 million to provide over 40,000 services and deliver almost 5000 babies annually.
Your support brings life, peace, and hope to the holy land.
The Birth Place of Love Needs our Help!
Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem
Located just 1500 steps from the birthplace of Christ, Holy family hospital In Bethlehem is a state of the art maternity and neonatal critical care center, serving poor and at risk families throughout the holy land.
In this region of conflict, this Catholic teaching hospital stands as a beacon of Hope for families in the Bethlehem region, including refugees and residence of remote desert communities.
Holy family hospital is a primary work of the Order Of Malta, the world‘s largest Christian charity. It is an oasis of peace, where Christians and Muslims work together every day to serve families without regard to need or Creed.
Holy family hospital operates on a budget of $5 million to provide over 40,000 services and deliver almost 5000 babies annually.
Your support brings life, peace, and hope to the holy land.
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TESTIMONIALS
Medieval Mary Gardens - Mary's Flowers Book
The 12 Days of Christmas Our Father Gave To Us Book
YouTube VIDEOS
How to Keep Christ in Christmas-
Live The 12 Days!
Happy Epiphany!
Celebrate Christmas fully
The words of St. John Chrysostom echo into the modern world.
Catholics in America mostly celebrate Christmas on December 25 only!
We are trying to teach Americans that Christmas is a liturgical season....
12 Days of Christmas
Our Father Gave To Us
Did you know that there really are Twelve Days of Christmas?
And the first day of Christmas is Jesus' Birthday!
Could it be that 17th century Irish Jesuit letters from a Jesuit priest in Dublin, Ireland to another one in Douai, France can unlock the key to actually keeping Christ in Christmas?.
It sounds like a familiar song but if you listen carefully the words are different.
12 Days of Christmas
Our Father Gave To Us
hand made ornament demonstration
Nancy and Rebecca demonstrate how to make glass bulb ornaments and card stock ornaments from the Christian 12 Days of Christmas
Celebrate Christmas Fully
Remember the Real St. Nicholas and Focus on All 12 Days
"Popular culture says Christmas is over on Dec. 26.
But Catholics know that Christmas is 12 days (from Christmas Day through the Epiphany)
and then some (the Christmas season ends on the feast of the baptism of the Lord in January).
Santa Claus may be society’s holiday staple, but his Catholic roots as St. Nicholas shouldn’t be ignored either."
The Twelve Days of Christmas
"Faith-focused families will appreciate Rebecca Even’s The Twelve Days of Christmas project,
which includes a song, a book and a printable DIY ornament kit.
Purchase the entire Digital Bundle of Joy at offers.12daysofchristmas.gift/12-days-offer
or just the ornament kit in digital format (to print at home) at artsycatholicgirl.etsy.com."
The Twelve Days of Christmas Story Clarified
"Rebecca Evan on The Twelve Days of Christmas. Snopes says the story is not true,
but they are woke liberals"
Watch my guest spot on the Terry and Jesse Show
from 1:08 to 27:50.
Morning Joy Youtube Channel
How to Keep Christ in Advent w/ Rebecca Even
Keeping Christ in Christmas w/ Rebecca Even
Christmas in July
Rebecca Even talks about her mission is to find faith-filled families to keep Christ in Christmas
by taking the challenge to Live The 12 Days, transforming the culture of Christmas one family at a time.
Christmas starts now
"My friend Rebecca Even has provided us with lovely music, an illustrated book
and family projects to create a real Christmas – 12 Days of Christmas.
I have had so much fun making the decorated candles to be lit each day,
ornaments to be hung on the tree and tags allotting the gifts for my family
to be opened over the next 12 days. "
The Best Christmas Ever!
"It happens every year. The joyous celebration of Christmas. For many in the world,
it comes and goes with a flash. Well, after several weeks of lights, music, festivities and parties.
While there’s nothing wrong with participating in those activities, what does Christmas really mean to you?
The Church puts in front of us twelve days of Christmas. Why is that?
Isn’t Christmas just one special, important day?
Join Jerry and Debbie on Wednesday as they are joined by Rebecca Even.
She will share how you and your family can enter into the entire Christmas “season” with great joy."
Quick Takes, including the Benedict prophecy
"Did you know that the Twelve Days of Christmas are not the twelve days prior to December 25?
In fact, the Christmas season does not end on Christmas Day, that's when it begins!
Catholic families should live out the true Christmas season (as opposed to confusing it with Advent),
and here is a beautiful way to do just that. My dear friend, Rebecca Even has worked lovingly
for years to put together something special to celebrate those twelve days and reclaim the season:
Our Father Gave to Us, The 12 Days of Christmas
A new take on a familiar song, and so much more for the family to enjoy!"
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Frequently Asked Questions
The lesson that changed everything is this: Christmas doesn’t end on December 25—it begins. Embracing the Church’s rhythm and living the Twelve Days with faith-filled traditions keeps Christ at the center, bringing true joy and peace.
The most important thing on Christmas Day is and always will be Jesus Himself. By celebrating all 12 days with prayer, Scripture, song, and acts of charity, we keep Christ at the center, renew our faith, and join in His mission of love.
The moral lesson of Christmas is that redemption is God’s gift of joy through the Incarnation of His Son. By living the full 12 days with prayer, gratitude, and service, we keep Christ at the center and share His love with the world.
In today’s culture, Christmas is often rushed and reduced to shopping, but its true meaning is found in welcoming Christ through the Church’s rhythm of Advent and the 12 days of Christmas. By embracing prayer, gratitude, family traditions, and service, we reclaim the season as a time of peace, love, and generosity centered on Christ.
You can find original and exclusive Catholic gifts at CatholicSmile.com, featuring Live the 12 Days, Jesse Tree Advent, and more faith-filled treasures made to celebrate and share the joy of our Catholic faith.
Christmas isn’t meant to be crammed into one frantic day but lived fully through the 12 days from December 25 to Epiphany. By embracing prayer, tradition, and faith-filled family practices, we move from frenzy to fruitfulness and keep Christ at the heart of the season.
By embracing the Church’s rhythm—preparing in Advent and celebrating all 12 days of Christmas through prayer, reflection, and faith-filled traditions—you can turn fleeting frenzy into lasting joy.
The beloved “12 Days of Christmas” comes in two versions — the traditional carol filled with joyful imagery, and Our Father Gave to Us, a faith-filled rewrite that teaches the truths of Christianity from the Trinity to the Beatitudes. Inspired by the legend of hidden catechesis, this new version was created to help families Keep Christ in Christmas all 12 days long through prayer, music, and meaningful traditions.
You can make Christmas truly special by crafting heirloom ornaments that celebrate faith, beauty, and togetherness. The DIY Decoupage Ornament Kit invites families to embrace the 12 Days of Christmas through creative projects, prayer, and reflection—keeping Christ at the heart of the holiday and turning simple crafts into lasting family traditions.
