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Days 15-16: Laughter and Song
Welcome to the 25 Days of Giving. Each day we’ll focus on a different way you can teach your kids to give to others. If you missed the start of this series, you can find it here. Put the focus on giving instead of getting at Christmas this year because Jesus was a gift to … Continue reading
What We Can Learn From the Wise Men
I’m taking a few blogging days off as we celebrate the life of my grandma who died this week. Enjoy this post from last year, and I’ll be back next week. We exchanged Christmas gifts with my parents at their house last night. My youngest daughter was so excited because my parents had gotten her … Continue reading
Don’t Miss the Moment
I’m taking a few blogging days off as we celebrate the life of my grandma who died this week. Enjoy this post from last year, and I’ll be back next week. Warning: If you read this devotional with your kids, be warned that this one will spoil the Santa secret. This is the first year … Continue reading
Day 3: A Note for the Teacher
Welcome to the 25 Days of Giving. Each day we’ll focus on a different way you can teach your kids to give to others. If you missed the start of this series, you can find it here. Put the focus on giving instead of getting at Christmas this year because Jesus was a gift to … Continue reading
Friday Introduction: To Elf or Not to Elf?
Tomorrow we turn the calendar page to December and the focus turns to Christmas. We put up our tree last night. We’ll go see a live nativity next week. There are band concerts and parties to attend. And there are the inevitable questions about Santa Claus. We don’t have any little girls who believe Santa … Continue reading
Unto Us a Child is Born
Christmas is only two days away, and my girls are excited. I’ve been doing my best to keep them both busy this week. We’ve had playdates and parties and hockey clinics, so they haven’t really had a whole lot of time to get antsy for Christmas. Kids anticipate Christmas better than any of us. They … Continue reading
Three Gifts
We exchanged Christmas gifts with my parents at their house last night. My youngest daughter was so excited because my parents had gotten her a remote-control yellow Camaro. She has been asking for a remote-control Camaro for months. To have it show up underneath the tree was bliss. We were finishing up a game of … Continue reading
Good Gifts Require Thought
There are four shopping days left until Christmas. The hustle and bustle of this season is quickly winding down. We still have parties to attend, celebrations to host and presents to buy. I’ll be taking the girls out to finish their Christmas shopping today. Shopping with my oldest is a breeze. She usually knows exactly … Continue reading
Not Just Cookies
It’s one of my favorite days of the Christmas season. Shortly after lunch 16 kids will descend on my home. We’ll decorate cookies, play some games, make a big mess and have a whole lot of fun. It’s cookie party day. Eight years ago, when my oldest was 2 and my youngest was just a … Continue reading
Don’t Miss the Moment
Warning: If you read this devotional with your kids, be warned that this one will spoil the Santa secret. This is the first year no one in our house believes in Santa. One night at dinner during the summer our youngest daughter announced that everyone knows Santa isn’t real. When we asked what gave it … Continue reading
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