Super Bowl Finger-Food Ideas
The last few years we have had some friends over for the Super Bowl. We’d have some simple appetizers, some finger-food, and a few desserts with drinks. We’d play some games and fellowship, while the...
View ArticleAll Year Round Gift Ideas for Pre-Teen Boys
One of the hardest things for me is finding all year round gifts ideas for pre-teen boys that are past the die-cast car and lego phase. When they are young it is super simple to find something that...
View ArticleAll Year Round Gift Ideas for Pre-Teen Girls
Nothing made me happier that getting stationary and stamps for presents. It was literally so much joy for me. It is because of my parents’ philosophy of gifts that has allowed me to find some really...
View Article25 Books for Christmas
Do you ever get that deep desire to start a family countdown to Christmas tradition? I think about what I want to do with my future kids come December 1st and have a super special way to usher in...
View ArticleA List of Winter Books for Children
It is hard to believe that it is already wintertime. When I look outside my bedroom window, I can already see all the bare trees and can imagine the cool, crisp air when I breathe in. To me, reading in...
View ArticleA List of Holiday Movies for the Family
One of my favorite things about the holidays is the movies that are broadcast on television. Yes, many of the movies have the same plots, similar characters, same ending. To me though they each hold...
View ArticlePutting Christ in CHRISTmas
For many years I remember not celebrating Christmas the traditional way. By traditional, I mean, no Christmas tree, no gifts, no stockings. My family didn’t stop this, because they didn’t like it or...
View ArticleEasy DIY Snowman Ornament
In 2013 I was invited to our Women’s Ornament Exchange with the women from our new Church. (I say “new Church”, because we had only been going for about 6 months). I thought that was a cute idea and...
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