Recent Posts Tagged With 'christmas'

• christmas in a nutshell

  Posted on Friday December 26th, 2008 at 14:41 in christmas, recipes:dessert, recipes:side dish, recipes:turkey

  Back to normal life again...  so much time, effort and money goes into Christmas and then, poof! it's done. This year the Christmas story and what it means for me personally, as a sinner, was so impressive and it feels like Christmas can go on forev...

• new traditions

  Posted on Tuesday December 23rd, 2008 at 11:12 in gift ideas, christmas

  This probably sounds a little weird, since our boys are now 5 and 3, but we've never really developed our own special Christmas traditions. Most years we're so busy shuttling between Grandma's house and Grammy's (on icy roads) that we don't take the...

• 1 Corinthians 13 (Christmas Version)

  Posted on Monday December 22nd, 2008 at 08:00 in feelings, christmas

  If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I’m just another decorator.If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals...

• the circle of life

  Posted on Saturday December 20th, 2008 at 08:00 in christmas, life's like that

  There has just been so much going on around here this week - my posting has been rather erratic, I'd say!  I looked over my week at the beginning and thought it would be a quiet calm before the storm of Christmas... but alas, I'm glad I couldn't see...

• white christmas

  Posted on Wednesday December 17th, 2008 at 08:00 in christmas, wordless wednesday

  Some eye candy from The White Company. Enjoy!...

• why Jesus is better than santa claus

  Posted on Tuesday December 16th, 2008 at 08:00 in christmas, god stuff, beliefs

  Santa lives at the North Pole ...JESUS is everywhere.Santa rides in a sleigh ...JESUS rides on the wind and walks on the water.Santa comes but once a year.JESUS is an ever present help.Santa fills your stockings with goodies ...JESUS supplies all you...

• what is the point

  Posted on Monday December 15th, 2008 at 11:38 in parenting, christmas, Things I Love

  10 days until Christmas... what's on your to-do list yet? Me - I have a menu to plan, a few simple goodies to try, a few Christmas cards to fill out... And yet I want to keep it simple this year. The plan is working so far...We are not travelling a...

• random christmas meme

  Posted on Thursday December 4th, 2008 at 08:00 in holidays, meme, christmas

  If you're reading this, consider yourself tagged!1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? For Christmas, it's gotta be wrapping paper... the gifts end up as part of my decor, so I like to invest in about 3 co-ordinating papers!2. Real tree or Artificial? no t...

• getting in the holiday spirit

  Posted on Tuesday December 2nd, 2008 at 08:00 in holidays, christmas, recipes:misc

  We're back and anticipating a really busy week.  The company Christmas supper was great fun... and of course Mom-in-law didn't disappoint with her feast of baked ham, Honey Lemon Chicken, Gourmet Potatoes, carrot coins, Crunchy Lettuce Salad, fresh ...

• my favorite time of the year

  Posted on Thursday November 27th, 2008 at 21:37 in holidays, christmas

  Tomorrow morning I'm leaving with the boys on a 3-hour trek south to my in-laws.  We're having the company Christmas supper with the combined staff from both branches.  My mother-in-law is planning to tackle the multi-course meal, which she is so c...