Several years ago, when the Patriots played Giants, I made this 7 layer dip. I used a cake decorating tip with sour cream to decorate. The x’s & o’s are black olives. Pretzel sticks for the goal posts. For this year, all you need to change are the team names: Chiefs at one end and… Continue Reading
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4th Sunday of Advent is Love
As we come to our final week of Advent, on the 4th Sunday of Advent, we look to God’s love. When I was growing up, I knew God loved me. No doubt in my mind. And for most of my adult life, I knew God loved me. The problem is, I took God’s love for… Continue Reading
Advent Activities for Kids
Today at Mom’s Monday Lunch Bunch, I shared lots of Advent activities for kids. These are different from the ones I share on my 3 Clues to Keep Christ in Christmas workshop, but they do focus on putting Christ back into Advent & Christmas. I believe it’s important to keep Christ the center of your… Continue Reading
Third Sunday of Advent
Today is the third Sunday of Advent and we light the candle of joy. You might wonder if we can have joy at Christmas this year, with all the upheaval around the world. I’m here to say a resounding, YES! Our joy is not based on the circumstances around us, but on the person of… Continue Reading
Second Sunday of Advent
As we begin the second Sunday of Advent in this strange year of 2020, you might wonder if you can really have peace. The answer is YES! This year has brought me much grief as I lost a job and ministry that was emotionally invested in. Up until the day we separated ways, there I… Continue Reading
Advent Traditions with Kids
Growing up myself, we did not celebrate Advent. But with my kids, we began to have Advent traditions. Now that I have grandkids, it’s fun to see how my daughters are passing on similar Advent traditions they are continuing. It’s a shame that many Protestant families have taken out so much liturgy in our churches… Continue Reading
Homeschool Christmas Gifts
When it comes to getting Christmas gifts for your homeschool, it’s always best to go with things that will get some use, like books and games. Not only are these awesome educational tools, but they can be excellent teachers. I have used games, movies, and books as the teacher when I was sick or simply… Continue Reading
Advent Wreath: First Sunday of Advent
We used the Advent wreath to focus our family on Jesus during the weeks leading up to Christmas. Each candle represents a Biblical virtue that we could discuss that week, beginning on Sunday. Today is the first Sunday in Advent, so we would light the first candle of our advent wreath. . . the candle… Continue Reading
Happy Thanksgiving in 2020
I want to take a few moments to say THANK YOU for your support throughout the year. For most of us, 2020 has been a wild one, including myself. When I was asked to leave a part-time job in May, I declared thanks to God, saying it was a blessing. I had NO idea how… Continue Reading
Thanksgiving Breakfast Idea
When I think of Thanksgiving breakfast ideas, I remember these fun turkey cinnamon rolls we made last year. Since two of my granddaughters were not with us when we made them, I’m super-excited to make them this year. If you want to relate this to the first Thanksgiving and read a book, check out last… Continue Reading