If you’ve listened to my Christmas workshop or read my blog, you know I firmly believe in taking a break from homeschool during Advent. We all need a break to refresh ourselves, so take a break between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Not a break from learning…that’s an everyday event. But, at least take a break from… Continue Reading
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Advent Calendar 2019 Countdown
I remember when my kids were living at home and I’d sign up for every possible Christmas & Advent activity possible. I even used a calendar like an Advent Calendar 2019 to keep track of all our busyness. Although I didn’t realize it at the time, I was setting us up for an explosion on… Continue Reading
Things to be Grateful For List – Leading into Advent
Advent begins next Sunday. What are you doing to prepare for Christmas through this coming Advent Season? In our family, we read a special set of Scriptures throughout Advent, to refocus our attention on Christ during the holiday season. Personally, I think it would be great to connect Thanksgiving to Advent & Christmas by using… Continue Reading
Advent Snail Mail
Advent is such a great opportunity to not only celebrate and honor The Coming of Christ’s birth, but also to show love to the people in your life with Advent mail! We have tried many different Advent opportunities as our boys grew up. From reading daily scripture to crafting adorable ornaments with Truth in the… Continue Reading
5 Clues to Put Christ Back into Christmas
NOTE: If you just signed up for a free resource, it’s on its way. For now, this FREE workshop is just for you! Christmas is right around the corner and I confess! I’ve been troubled to see what has become of Christmas these days…Yes, it’s true! Are you overwhelmed & stressed before Christmas?Is there just… Continue Reading
Is the Holiday Season Difficult for You?
I grew up with happy Christmases. My kids grew up with happy Christmases. Many friends have happy Christmases. But recently, some holidays are not happy. Trials and suffering challenge my “happy Christmas”. What about you? For many, Advent and Christmas are difficult. Some of us struggle through trials. We try hard to keep Christ the… Continue Reading
Can You Have a Stress Free Christmas: Surviving Christmas
You are probably saying to yourself that I have lost my mind if I think I can have a Stress Free Christmas. Well, my mind is still here and I’ve been surviving Christmas with several Stress Free Christmases in the past few years. I thought I would share some of the lessons I have learned… Continue Reading
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Do You Want to Add Meaning to Your Christmas?
Most of us want to pull away from the commercialism of the holidays and put more meaning into our family Christmas. That’s why I’m hosting a FREE Christmas workshop the Tuesday after Thanksgiving & I’d love for you to join me. It’s called 5 Clues to Putting Christ back into Christmas. You’ll need to register… Continue Reading
3 Epiphany Traditions from our Family
Actually, I didn’t know what Epiphany was until our kids were older. Even so, we formed some family traditions that I’ve continued. We also had some Epiphany traditions that I didn’t even realize we were doing. Christmas Thank You Notes We used the time between Christmas & Epiphany to learn thankfulness. Our kids wrote thank… Continue Reading