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Restoration
Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. Psalm 51:12 NIV With the holidays over, I find myself in need of rest. Gifts have found new homes on shelves. Wreaths have returned to storage. Holiday dinnerware has been neatly stacked in out-of-the-way cabinets. Ornaments are…
Hibernating
Thought I’d join those hibernating bloggers for the Christmas break. If you see a post, it’s already been scheduled. If you wonder what I’ll be doing while hibernating, well it won’t be sleeping. Here’s a short list. Working on my WIP Unpacking boxes Organizing my school room…again. Unpacking boxes Watching movies Figuring out some blog…
Christmas Ponderings
Christmas Eve should be relaxing–spent with family near a crackling fire with games and hot chocolate, or perhaps, attending a Christmas Eve service at church… These thoughts went through my mind last night as I swept and mopped the kitchen floor, cleaning up after a never ending day of baking projects and the children’s card-making…
Christmas 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…
It’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…
The Santa Question?
Over the years I agonized with the Santa issue. Should we pretend or not? I know I was devastated at 6 when I found out Santa wasn’t real. I cried and cried and cried. I remember it well. Plus, I wanted Christmas to focus on Jesus not Santa, so when my kids were little we…
O Holy Night
O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining, It is the night of our dear Saviour’s birth. As I sang this song I’ve sung hundreds of time, I got chills. I stood in the choir loft, but I was thousands of miles and years away. I was there that night Mary gave birth to…
Getting to Know Your Friends’ Christmas!
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper. I pick a different paper for each of my kids and on Christmas morning they go “search” for their gifts like the Wise Men search for Jesus. It’s become a favorite Christmas morning tradition! 2. Real tree or Artificial? I grew up with real and love…
Mom Central Holiday Gift Guide
Mom Central is an awesome site for busy moms. It’s full of advice to help simplify life and who couldn’t use that during the holidays. On top of product reviews which I’ve had the privilege to participate in, they offer guest bloggers, authors and forums to help you in your daily life. During the…