Materials needed: poster board–(20 2″ x 2 1/2″, cotton material–5 1/2″ x 4″, felt–3 1/2″ x 2″, Felt heart–2″, Ribbon–12″, embroidery thread, hot glue gun. Spread out the cotton material. Center the two poster board squares in the center of the material. Anchor the poster …
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Family Christmas Letters
Want to add some fun to the family Christmas letter this year? Here are some ideas: * Create a photo border around the letter by doing it on the computer and copy / pasting in digital photos. The photos are a fun way to chronicle …
Design Your Own Christmas Card
The windmill Christmas card above was painted by my husband last year. To create one-of-a-kind cards is simple. * Paint or draw a picture * Take a digital photo of your creation * Send the photo to a local print /copy shop via pdf file. …
Christmas Letter to Brad
Vicki Pickett Each Christmas Eve I write Brad, my husband, a letter. I spend some time praying and thinking about the year and things we have been through. Then I tell him specific things I am thankful for that he has done for me or …
A New Christmas Card Tradition
Stephanie Pelt I open the mail at our home. Each year the Christmas cards go in a special basket for everyone to enjoy. I loved the idea of sharing the cards at the table and then praying for each family. Last night I announced what …
Receiving Christmas Cards
Rhonda Ellis and Kellie Renfroe * Read the cards together at night as a family. Let each family member read a card and pass it around to the others. After reading these, together as a family pray specifically for these families. * Display Christmas cards …
Christmas Cards
To send Christmas cards or not to send Christmas cards, that is the question. Answer these few questions first, if you are in a dilemma. Who is on my Christmas Card list? Does this list need editing? If time and money are a consideration, you …
Carols by Candlelight Tea Party
The season of Christmas provides a tremendous opportunity to extend biblical hospitality. This year why not host a Carols by Candlelight tea party? The following will give you a few suggestions. Begin with prayer, then extend an invitation: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Years of silence, now the Christ …
Tips for Adorning the Tree
* A six to six-and-a-half-foot tree will need 60 yards of ribbon. To make a stunning presentation, allow ribbon to twirl and curl down the tree. * When using floral sprigs on tree, choose three to five coordinating ones. * It is fine to mix …
Waiting Room Ministry
No one plans to spend Christmas in a hospital waiting room caring for a sick family member, yet it happens every year. This year consider beginning a family waiting room ministry. Get the children involved by letting them choose a variety of snacks to fill …