Don't miss the small but magical Christmas miracles all around you. The last time I decorated my house for Christmas in the U.S. was on November 2007. Shortly after that Christmas, we decided to move to S. America and serve as missionaries. Up until a few months ago, Ecuador was home for us. We recently made the move back to the U.S. Well, I love Christmas so around November I started thinking about my favorite time of the year. I walked into a store here in the U.S. and looked at all ... continue reading...
One Meaningful Book Gift Tradition
The One Meaningful book gift tradition is the gift that keeps on giving! This "One Meaningful Book Gift Tradition" all got started when I gave our 3 year old the book, "I Love You This Much" by Sam McBratney. It was a board book and it has taken a beaten but I love seeing it on our shelf and the little note I wrote for my 3 year old. For many years we did the open 1 book (not for each child but just 1 book) each day leading to Christmas Day. They would take turns opening up a book each ... continue reading...
The Misplaced Christmas Village Fire Station & Grieving
She handed me this misplaced fire station from our Christmas village set. I almost about lost it. Some how our Christmas village house ended up at her house. This fire station is a part of about 9 other houses in our Christmas village. Every year we had our boys pick out 1 house to add to our little Christmas village. They are pretty expensive to collect in Ecuador so one village a year was the perfect tradition for our budget. When I saw the fire station that used to get pulled out ... continue reading...
Christmas Story ABC Ornaments Activity for Preschoolers & M is for Manger
Your preschooler is going to love this fun interactive activity-Alphabet Christmas Ornaments! I'm so excited to bring you our 2nd annual 10 Days of Christ-Centered Christmas Activities & Crafts for kids! Over 15 bloggers are joining in and sharing a Christmas kids activity, tradition, game or book inspired craft. This year we get to participate in the family Christmas gift exchange. We haven't been able to in the past because we lived overseas and it was complicated to get any ... continue reading...
A One of a Kind Children’s Christmas Book Story & Owl Ornament
I love this great little Christmas Books for kids! Below I share our Owl ornament to go with our cute book! One of the things we enjoy doing as a family is going on walks in our neighborhood. When it's winter we usually go before dinner because after dinner it's too dark and cold. So on our last walk we collected pine cones. My boys love collecting things on our walks. I usually don't let them bring their collections home but since I had this project, to their surprise we kept them. This ... continue reading...
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