Merry Christmas to all my bloggy friends and readers. I pray this holiday finds you full of friends and family and able to enjoy God’s many blessings. Obviously I haven’t been blogging much this week, I’ve been enjoying the week at my mom’s house along with some family members from out of state. We’ve had a lot of fun spending time together, and I’m sad we’ve reached the end of …
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2009
How We Fired Santa
Many of you know that I’d already decided to weed Santa from our Christmas traditions and celebrations. I hadn’t decided exactly how or what exactly I would do this year or if I’d make the full transition next year…well,..we did it. Here’s how: 1.) I sat down with the 4 year old and told him the story of Saint Nicholas in a very fun 4 year old kind of way. …
Advent 2009: Culmination
Christmas week arrives with a buzz, you can feel it in the air. Advent traditions and celebrations have been building to this point and it’s here they all converge, meeting at the manger where the angels sing “Glory to God in the highest!” It would be too easy to reach this point, exhausted from the month’s festivities, and let Christmas week take you for a ride. Or just as easy, …