Pin It Hopefully the Christmas season is coming to a nice conclusion for your family. The Christmas decorations are getting put away, gifts have found a home, and life is returning to a normalcy. One of the activities that should conclude your Christmas season is sending out "Thank You" cards. I can hear the moaning ...
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Review: More Books
Pin It There are many books available using the Veggie Tales characters. While my kids enjoy them, they aren't my just okay but not my favorite. But since the values are good, I oblige and read the books to our kiddos. Princesses, Pirates, and Cowboys is the newest addition. This book contains three separate stories. Princess ...
Reviews: Jesus Storybook Bible & The Story
Pin It Several new or revised Bibles are available just in time for the holidays. Here are reviews for a few of them. Many of you are big fans of the Jesus Storybook Bible. Now two additional editions are available just in time for Christmas. First is the leather bond copy The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His ...
Fabric Handprint Christmas Ornaments
My mom made Handprint Christmas Ornaments for us when we were kids. Our kiddos love looking at how small my hand was my first Christmas. Now they enjoy looking at their own hands as well. 1. Draw around the child's hand on a piece of paper. 2. Cut out the print. 3. Trace onto a double thickness of fabric ...
Recipe: Chocolate Pretzel Bites and Christmas Poem
Christmas Bites and M&M Christmas Poem ...
I am given right now. What am I going to do with it?
Pin It As I sit in disbelief concerning the CT school shooting, I am reminded that this world is not my home. Soon, those who have given their lives over to Jesus as Lord and Savior will have "no more death or mourning or crying or pain." (Rev 21:4) Secondly, no matter what I do, I can't protect my family or myself from the evil in this ...
Ideas to Teach Your Children the Joy in Giving
Pin It With all of the gifts that children receive during this season, it is no wonder that children develop a gimme attitude. To combat this problem, involve your children in creating gifts for others. Here are a few of our favorites! Create a Handprint and Footprint Calendar. This is a simple gift but is dearly loved ...
Review: Secrets
Pin It Every once in a while I want to read something that requires no thinking. Other than reading the words, I can slip into vegetable mode. This is what Secrets, the first book of the Glenbrooke series by Robin Jones Gunn, allowed me to do. And, it was great! I became a Robin Jones Gunn fan as a teenager while reading the ...
Recipe: The Best Sugar Cookies
I love sugar cookies. But, it is hard to find a good sugar cookie. What I am about to share with you is the best sugar cookie recipe ever, in my opinion. And instead of being stingy and not sharing it with you, I am going to pass on this amazing cookie recipe so that you can eat them too! Ingredients: 1 cup butter 2 cups ...
Recipe: Christmas Balls
There are a few recipes that make my holiday time complete. Pecan pie is my Thanksgiving have-to-eat. Christmas Balls are one of my Christmas musts. I will share another recipe tomorrow! I always make a batch of these to include in our gift baskets for neighbors, teachers, and friends as well as some extras for us to eat. ...