This has been a crazy with a capital C kind of week. We had our YoungLives Christmas party last night with 41 teen moms and their babies in attendance. It was amazing to see God show up! I have been very preoccupied getting ready for that, preparing for the holidays and getting ready to…
Category Archives: holidays
Controlling Holiday Clutter
Start a holiday binder (a 3-ring binder from an office supply store will suffice). Create dividers for different categories, such as recipes, gift lists, store sale flyers, Christmas card list, etc. Then get a flat plastic pencil pouch to put in the binder to hold all the holiday receipts, including gift receipts. The cool thing…
Using Pinterest to get organized for Christmas
alternately titled My New Addiction to Pinterest. The Type A organizer in me has a holiday binder where I would clip ideas and recipes and tradition ideas that I have come across over the years. It has been my planner for memorable holidays over the years. Now, I have a Holiday Inspirations board on Pinterest….
Preparing for Thanksgiving
I love autumn. It is my favorite time of year and Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Sometimes, we are in danger of losing the celebratory nature of this holiday in the there-are-only-SIX-weeks-until-Christmas madness that accompanies this time of year. I fight that temptation hard in our home. A posture of gratitude is crucial…
In plenty…
Christmas shopping has been difficult for me this year. My kids don’t need anything, certainly not anything on their Christmas list. We have clothes, food, a warm and comfy home. We have extra’s like video game stations, cell phones, iPods and more. Usually by this time of year I am done my Christmas shopping {weeks…
Tis the Season
It is here. The holiday season. That time of year that can invoke feelings of inadequacy, exhaustion {mental and physical}, comparison and envy. Or is it just me that has done battle with the keeping-up-with-the-neighbors, decorate-till-you-drop, spend-money-you-don’t-have itis of the Christmas season? My childhood did not include many happy holidays. So a young girl made…
A Talk with Jesus
Image via Wikipedia I admit it. I let it get to me. The hustle and bustle of holiday preparations. The stress of moving. Preparing for a looong road trip the day after Christmas. Seemingly ungrateful children. The 20″ of snow that threw a wrench in my plans for the week (and y’all know how I…
Our Christmas Letter
Here is our year in review (that got mailed with our Christmas cards last week). We are still settling in to the new house and packing to leave for Florida to visit family the day after Christmas. My posting will be sporadic until after the New Year so I wanted to take this opportunity to…
Monday Mingle #3
Courtesy of our host Eighty MPH Mom, here is my Monday Mingle. Have a great week everyone!
I am not a scrooge…
Image via Wikipedia To prove the fact that, despite the absence of a Christmas tree in our home right now, I am not Mrs. Scrooge I decided to swipe this meme from my friend Karie at The Five Fish. Feel free to swipe it yourself, I would love to know your answers =) 1.) Have…
