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Each of us is an Innkeeper, Do We Have Room For Him? #ASaviorisBorn
My kids are so excited it’s Christmas! I can’t believe it is here already. They woke up this morning running into our room yelling “Merry Christmas Eve”! We have had a wonderful holiday season where we have shared in some great service activities, learned more about the true meaning of Christmas and participated in fun…
Fun Christmas Traditions from South America by Alyssa Craig
When we think of Christmas, we often think of sleigh bells, snow and houses lined with colorful lights. However, as we cross the globe the ways the Christmas holiday is celebrated is just as diverse as the differing languages, cultures and traditions. Even in continents of similar roots, such as South America, each country’s celebrations…
Homemade Ornament Exchange Party & Nativity Ornament
This last month a friend of mine invited me to a Homemade Ornament Exchange Party! I was excited to participate, but didn’t figure out the ornament I would make until about 2 days before. Talk about procrastination! I found a lot of cute stuff online so I won’t take credit for my cute ornament, I…
What I Learned From A Really Busy Day About the True Meaning Of Christmas – #ShareTheGift
Yesterday was a crazy day. Seriously crazy! It started out with doing 2 1/2 hour of straight school, no breaks! It was fine, but exhausting. Then we headed off to the dentist with all 5 kids, who by the way, didn’t have any cavities, but it took over two hours. Way too long to spend…
25 Days of Christmas Spirit, Service & Fun 2014
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We had a quick 2 day trip to visit family and now we are back home and back to life…..back to reality! (I bet you just sang that line)! We put our Christmas stuff up the day before we left, so I fell mostly ready for the…
What Gifts Can You Give to Him? – 12 Gifts for Christ
I mentioned this awesome book in my 25 days of Christmas post. I got a couple of my ideas for the 25 days of Christmas Spirit from it. I have to say that every book I have read of Merrilee Boyacks has been wonderful. This one, 12 Gifts for Christ, is a new favorite. This…
Fun Advent / Countdown to Christmas Ideas
Do you have an advent, or countdown to Christmas for your kids? Here are a few ideas. This one is super easy, and it’s not to late!! I have posted my 25 days of Christmas Scripture chain for the last two years, but this year I decided to do something different with it. We had…
Christmas From Heaven & Biblical Names of Christ Ornament Set
Deseret Book sent two wonderful products for Christmas to our family to review. The first one is a wonderful story called Christmas From Heaven, which is a book about the Berlin Candy Bomber. This story is an amazing heart felt story that not only you, but your children will love. It teaches of giving, and…