My grandparents did not have fancy Christmas decorations. In fact, their Christmas tree was so small it sat on top of their TV. After Christmas Grandma put plastic wrap around it (tree, lights, decorations and all) and put it on a shelf behind her bedroom …
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Christ-Centered Christmas Decorating
Looking for ideas on how to focus on the birth of Christ this Christmas? Adults and children alike will enjoy visual reminders of our Savior. * Use nativities throughout the house. Place them in children’s bedrooms and playrooms too. Purchasing nativities can be as affordable …
Share God’s Love in Personal Notes
During the holidays, write personal notes to people who have impacted your life. Let them know what their support, generosity, kindness, and godly witness have meant to you. These treasured presents cost no more than a postage stamp, yet will spread the joy of the …
Gift Baskets for Christmas
Dawn Hayes The question of what to buy my extended family for Christmas is always a perplexing one to answer. Michael and I have 13 nieces and nephews. We would give them each their dream gift if we had the money to do so. But …
Chocolate Dipped Candy Canes
Jill Hamilton We love to make chocolate-dipped candy cane cocoa dippers. They are easy to make and fun to hold onto while stirring hot cocoa. Just melt some chocolate in a double boiler, take some unwrapped candy canes (large ones work best). Hold onto the …
Making a Christmas Connection
Rita Stone Smith One of life’s simplest pleasures this time of year is spending quality time with friends and family and appreciating the joy of being together. But the spirit of Christmas is lost when we don’t slow down from the mania of trying-to-get-it-all-done. We …
Keeping Christmas Hymns Alive
I do not collect many things, preferring not to add clutter in my home. But I do collect one thing: illustrated Christmas hymn books. Every night during the Christmas season we gather as a family for worship. One of the highlights of this time is …
Offering Spiritual and Practical Help
A couple of weeks ago we had an interesting service at church. During the alter call as my pastor was praying for people he began to see a pattern developing. Everyone was asking for prayer because they had either lost their job, their salaries had …
Nine Nifty Homemade Christmas Gifts
Christmas Candy Crunch Ice Cream Topping 1 stick butter, 1/4 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup whole milk, 2 cups sugar, 1 tablespoon vanilla, 1/2 cup peanut butter, 3 cups oats. Boil butter, cocoa, milk, sugar, and vanilla for 1 1/2 minutes. Add peanut butter and oats; …
Twelve Days of Christmas Blessings
Laurie Hackett http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/teacupsinthegarden A few years ago we had a typical Christmas lights joyously twinkling, cheerful strains of music heralding our Savior’s birth and delicious smells of sugar and spice wafting from the oven, while I put the final touches on costumes for our church …