Posts by Gina Conroy
Merry Christ-Mas!
Merry Christmas!
And YOU should too! MERRY CHRIST-MAS!!!
Read MoreI Want a Christmas Do-Over!
After reading these authors Christmas traditions I want a Christmas do-over! Why doesn’t it seem like Christmas here? The weather is chilly, the tree is up, we’ve had family and friends gather over the week? But the real reason is that we’ve been too busy to reflect upon what Christmas really means. Well, it’s not…
Read MoreChristmas Traditions
Over at my blog, I’ve been talking about giving (time or money since both count) to charity and supporting books for the holidays. It’s been an enlightening holiday season and like many of my author friends, readers, and blogger buddies I’ve been trying to get away from the excess and get back to the true meaning…
Read MoreWriting Letters to Jesus
Years ago I started something with my children that has now turned into a Christmas tradition. We write letters to Jesus. I started writing these letters out of a desire to give a gift to Jesus on Christmas. After all, it is HIS birthday. When my kids were too little to write, I wrote for…
Read MoreJoin the Advent Conspiracy!
Our church has been taking part in the Advent Conspiracy. A Christmas project to minimize commercialism and spending, and promote relationships and the true meaning of Christmas. It’s still not too late to join the conspiracy and in fact, this post from Beck @ Frog and Toad are Still Friends sparked and idea of how…
Read MoreIt’s Here! It’s HERE! IT’S FINALLY HERE!
and it’s not too late to participate! “Stop shouting,” you say “and just tell me what’s here.” Okay, since you asked… Blogapalooza’s here! “What’s blogapalooza?” you ask. (Aren’t you full of questions!) BLOGAPALOOZA is a variation of his regular monthly What I Learned From… groupwrite projects (collectively known as “WILF?) – but with an exciting…
Read MoreAn Illustrated Version of the Bible!
In our home we have at least a dozen Bibles. NIV NAS NKJ The Upward New Testatment Women’s Bible Men’s Bible Family Bible The Picture Bible Archaeology Bible The Message Pocket size Bibles Purse size Bibles ETC. But what I love about a new Bible is that they’re all different and offer a different perspective…
Read MoreSocial Networking Has Gone to the Dogs…
and cats, and horses and even skunks! Yes, I did see a skunk on this animal lover’s website Anamigo.com is a new online community for pet lovers and their pets. It doesn’t cost a thing and all you have to do is join. Check out this minisite which explains everything: http://anamigo.smnr.us I’ve entered my cute…
Read MoreChristmas Wrapping Made Easy
It’s become a tradition in our home to wrap each kids presents in a different kind of wrapping paper. It’s really made wrapping presents easy. No pesky name tags, and I can just throw the presents underneath the tree. The different wrapping paper is easy to find. Of course, it’s important to remember which paper…
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