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Saturday, December 25th, 2010
“If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth-(1 John 3:17-18).
For the past several months the verse above has been playing over and over again in my mind. Recently, David and I have made a commitment to give more to others. While we have always been giving people we want to give more and show others the love of Christ to others through giving. We want to give to others not only during the Christmas season but throughout the year. (more…)
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Monday, December 20th, 2010
A week ago today our family lost our beloved grandmother. She was known by many names; mom, grandma, grandmother, double G and just recently she was dubbed as “the other grandma” by my daughter who does not understand the generational relationship. She was NEVER called granny because granny is what you call old people and in her words she was, “not old enough to be a granny.” Grandma will be loved and missed by her sister, children, grand children, great grand children and friends. (more…)
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Monday, December 13th, 2010
I love baking. I especially love baking Christmas cookies. We always bake the same kind, sugar cookies with confectioner sugar frosting. (more…)
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Saturday, December 11th, 2010
One of my fondest Christmas memories is from my childhood. Christmas in our house was simple and focused on family and Jesus. It was the simple things like home made tree decorations and sugar cookies that made the holiday special. (more…)
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
Several years ago I decided that we needed a small Christmas tree in our kitchen in order to help make the house a little more festive. When I decided to do this I wanted it to be special and not just another tree. This tree has turned out to be very special. Every ornament on our kitchen Christmas tree was made by my children or contains photos of the children. (more…)
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Monday, December 6th, 2010
I know that I will probably get blasted for this post, but in my house we do not encourage the belief in Santa. David and I decided many years ago that we would not encourage our children to believe in Santa. Instead we tell our children that Santa is an example of how we should give to others while expecting nothing in return. (more…)
Tags: Christmas, Family, Holidays, Santa
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Saturday, December 4th, 2010
Each year the very first Christmas decoration that is pulled from the attic and carefully displayed is our Nativity. The Nativity was the first real Christmas decoration that David and I purchased after we were married. While the Nativity set holds no monetary value it holds a lot of sentimental value. (more…)
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
When Caleb was around 2 years old we decided to start buying Christmas presents for children who were less fortunate than him. Each year we pick names off of the Angel Tree and buy gifts for children that might not otherwise receive anything for Christmas. We try to find children close in age to our own kids so that they will learn from shopping for someone else who is about their age. (more…)
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Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
“Give me this, I want that…” I hear so much of this during the holiday season that it is troubling. During this time of year David and I focus on the true meaning of the Christmas– the birth of our savior. We try very hard to teach our children that Christmas is not about how much stuff you get. (more…)
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Friday, November 26th, 2010
“The road of life twist and turns and no two directions are ever the same, yet our lessons come from the journey not the destination.” Don Williams, Jr.
The past 25 days in which I have posted my series entitled “25 Days of Thankfulness” has been a marvelous journey for me. During the past 25 days I have focused on the good in my life and have resisted thinking about the negative things in my life. I have dug deep into my soul to discover the things in life in which I am truly thankful. (more…)
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