Last night, I hosted my third annual Christmas Cookie Exchange party. It’s become a tradition that I look forward to each year. I always host the party the Monday before Christmas — it gives me the weekend to cook and clean, and once I’ve gotten everything ready for the party, I feel like my...
It’s one week til my annual Christmas cookie party and I can’t decide what to make. The Contenders: Amish Ginger Cookies I like the idea of a ginger cookie, I also like that these look fairly simple to make. Gingerbread Cookies I’m definitely making these with the kids this year, the question...
The Christmas season is in full effect around here. The tree is up, the lights are up outside and at least 2 rooms in my house are full of Christmas cheer (the other rooms are full of junk). I attended a Christmas brunch with my mom’s group in early December and it got me...
This week is collection week for Operation Christmas Child (OCC). If you’re not familiar with this program, it is an outreach of Samaritans Purse, a Christian relief and evangelism organization led by Franklin Graham. The goal of OCC is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to needy children around the world, and...
We had a super duper Christmas. And now that 2010 is bearing down on us, I figured I better get these memories chronicled. Prepare for an overload of photos. This is what the week before Christmas was like … Sunday: we made decorated a gingerbread house. It turned out pretty good! ...
One of the things I wanted to do this advent season was memorize Luke 2:1-20 with the kids. I figured if we started December 1st and worked on one verse a day, we’d knock it out well before Christmas. Well, we started off on a good foot, but then Mike & I got less...
Our paper newsletter has gone digital. Maybe it’s because I’m so “green”. Or maybe it’s because I couldn’t get it written as fast I could get my cards out. Or just maybe, I didn’t want to be bound by the limitations of an 8.5″ x 11″ paper. Whatever the reason, take a look, have...
I hosted my second cookie exchange party with ladies in my neighborhood. It was a sweet time! Everyone brought delicious treats. Treats included: Chocolate Toffee Bark — by Angela B Peppermint Bark — by Margaret E Raspberry Almond Drizzles — by Khristie S Biscochitos — by Jen B The Elves Snickerdoodles — by Katrina B Chocolate Bon-Bon Drops — by Kendra R Super Gooey Chocolate...
Unless you live under a rock, you probably heard the East Coast got a whopper of a snow storm. Our area got up to 24″; I estimate our house got closer to 15-17″ but it sure felt like more. This is how we spent our snowy day. By 11am, we had 8″...
There a bunch of blog “carnivals” out there featuring people showing off their Christmas decor, so I thought I would play along. My house is definitely imperfectly decorated, but there are also many parts of my Christmas decor that I love and am happy to share with you! It’s photorific, so go grab a...
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