I was knee deep and I mean literally knee deep in Christmas cheer surrounded by boxes of Christmas decor and carols playing in the back ground, when I received a call from my husband. From the sound of his voice I knew it wasn't going to be good news. All I remember was being overcome by this cloud of grief and the Christmas carol that played was Emmanuel, God with us. I tried to continue my day. To continue with my Christmas tree decorating. I tried hanging the greens over our balcony. ... continue reading...
8 Things Children Don’t Need to be Happy This Christmas
My Christmas morning as a child didn't always involve presents. It wasn't that my parents were trying to simplify Christmas and focus on experiences over presents, but it was because they had no means of buying anything from the long wish list we would make every year. I clearly remember there were tough years when we wouldn't get a single present. Sometimes my father in his attempt to bring us something would wrap the gifts his customers would give him. Sometimes they gave him a cool gift but ... continue reading...
Santa Christmas Ornament Craft for Kids
Follow along via your favorite social network so you don’t miss any of our fun family articles :Pinterest Facebook or Twitter and our readers preferred way via email. The animals find Santa asleep in the woods and wonder if Christmas is coming early or not at all. Santa assured his friends that he has just been taking a snooze after a long hike. He was getting himself in shape for the big job on Christmas Eve. Then he shares the story of the first Christmas - the birth of the Christ child, thus ... continue reading...
Unexpected Encouragement
It was a typical day for me, I was running late for a gathering and I was feeling rushed as I went over my list of the deadlines I needed to work on. The good thing about this culture is everyone is always late so our gathering hadn't even started. I stopped to get some hot tea before entering my meeting and there was a mom in front of me doing the same, except she didn't look as frazzled as I felt. We exchanged smiles and she said, "I remember you from a few years ago." I smiled and was ... continue reading...
Gratitude Prompts Family Activity
These prompts stop us in our tracks and remind us to be thankful in the midst of the chaos. This Gratitude Prompts Family Activity will make it easy to remember to be thankful! Honestly, some evenings, I'm not thinking about how to instill gratitude in my children, much less feeling thankful myself. By dinner time I'm in task mode. Get them fed, get homework done, and get them in bed are my goals. My task-oriented self forgets about what my soul longs to do--instill gratitude in my children and ... continue reading...
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