Why is it that even though it only takes about an hour to pack for a weekend away, it takes at least three days (but more often a week) to unpack when you return? At my home right now, there are baskets of clean laundry to be put away, piles of laundry to fold, various sized bags of personal items…
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Cloth Blocks Trio
This post is a part of the 31 Days to a Handmade Christmas series. A good friend of mine recently welcomed her third sweet little girl into their family. I have yet to get to hold and cuddle with her, (the baby, not my friend), but I hope to soon. So what do you get for a friend who is having…
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The Gift of Pictures- Our Fall Family Photos
My husband likes to describe me as a spontaneous mom who wants to be organized. And while I may think I’m more organized than he gives me credit for (he doesn’t see all the hundreds of plans and lists spinning in my head all day), he’s probably mostly right. Getting our family pictures taken recently was one example of the…
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4 Ideas to Help You Not Miss the True Advent Season
Don’t look now but Advent is just around the corner. More precisely put, this Monday is December 1st. With Thanksgiving this week, the usual fullness of the weekend, and then the start of the Christmas season sneaking up on us, I already feel like the days are fast and full, despite my intentional plans not to let us get too…
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Jesse Tree Pocket Wall Hanger
The Jesse Tree is a plan to walk through the Bible to see how everything is pointing to the promise of a Savior. (Read more about remembering Christ in Advent here). There are 25 days (starting December 1st) and 25 corresponding Bible texts and ornaments to represent each text. It’s a really intentional way of remembering Christ everyday and developing…
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A Thanksgiving Menu & Healthier Green Bean Casserole
Are you a planner or a spontaneous cook when it comes to Thanksgiving? Me? I’m a planner. As soon as the calendar starts reading ‘November’, my mind is thinking menu plans and guests and seating. The whole nine yards. My mother-in-law, who is my co-host for almost all our holiday meals, does not typically share in my eagerness for brainstorming…
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