Early Christmas morn our doorbell rings even though my boys are still in their pajamas they rush to the window and greet the visitors from the South, all 12 of them are strangers to us. The children yell through the gate asking if we can give them their “navidad” (Christmas present). Their ages range from 8 month to 14 …
Lately, I have been moved to tears by every little sentimental thing. I haven’t even been watching Hallmark movies. This morning I read about the “Layaway Angels” who paid off people’s lay away accounts, it touched my heart. It reminded me of my childhood Christmas when we were “surprised by joy”! That particular winter, my dad had the worst of luck. …
Why Crack? It’s made from crackers and it’s addictive.
Okay be nice now, no hating on our ugly gingerbread house. Gingerbread house making for the Christmas season is one of the traditions we do in our home! We usually invite friends over and make a little party of it! This is our 4th year making gingerbread houses and this was the first time it was an …
What better way to end our Simplifying Christmas Series with pressing PAUSE and PONDERING Christmas. Sit back with a cup of hot chocolate (Peppermint Hot Chocolate recipe below) and enjoy all your hard work and money you have put into decorating and blog posting about your christmas projects. Ponder this for a moment: Love came down in form …
