Advent Verses

I found this great article in a Christmas edition magazine from Better Homes and Gardens. (2000)
For a quiet time activity that teaches the true meaning of Christmas, gather the family and share the Bible readings below. This compilation of verses includes the prophecy and birth of Jesus, interspersed with favorite Psalms.
Day 1 –Micah 5:2-5a
Day 2–Psalm [...]

Take A Ride

The only money that this activity will cost is a little gas money.  Take your special someone….or the entire family, to look at Christmas lights.  Most cities and towns decorate for the holidays. If you’re lucky, you might find whole neighborhoods that go in together to put on a full light extravaganza. It is fun [...]

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

I wanted to share something my friend Adela recently wrote for her Facebook status……
This Thanksgiving, we may think we’re poor, feel like bums, insecure.
But in truth, our riches astound. We have friends & family we love, We have guidance from heaven above.
We have so much more than they sell in stores, We’re wealthy, when push [...]

Bargain Christmas

Now, I admit I might be a little slow….but, I did not know until recently that Goodwill had shopping online!  If you love Ebay, you’d love Shopgoodwill.com too!  I’ve been a fan of Goodwill for years, but I always just went to the store to shop.  (I have an addiction to   comfy T-shirts with [...]

Holiday Drinks

A couple of years ago my aunt gave me a Christmas book. ( It is Jeanne Bice’s Quacker Factory Christmas book. ) I love it!  It’s a simple book filled with family stories and loaded with great recipes and decorating tips for the holidays. Right up my alley, so to speak.
I thought I’d share with [...]

Family Picture Wreath

People, the Christmas Experiment is like a snowball. The more I get rolling the bigger it gets!
I saw a super neat idea the other day for a unique indoor Christmas wreath.
Go find an old wire hanger. We all have these hangers around the house….somewhere. (I now prefer the plastic kind, but I still have a [...]

Simple Country Pleasures

The simplest of pleasures is sometimes just a kind word spoken to others……
Great little One! whose all-embracing birth
Lifts Earth to Heaven, stoops Heaven to Earth.
~Richard Crashaw
“The first fall of snow is not only an event, but it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of world and wake up to find [...]

Christmas In Black and White

I will admit I am a huge fan of black and white movies.  Christmas movies are no exception.
I love spending afternoons or evenings watching holiday movies during the weeks leading up to Christmas. Watching movies at home is A LOT cheaper than actually going to the theatre. You can make your own popcorn at home [...]

Give A Cup Of Cheer

This is the simplest of things to do for Christmas….but sometimes the things that are the most simple, simply mean the most.
Give everyone in your family a cup or mug from the kitchen cabinet.  Or you could use jars if you have them on hand.  These will be their “cups of cheer” during the holiday [...]

Bringing Peace To Your Home for the Holidays

Today I’ve done some more “research” for my Christmas experiment.  I came across an article in “life:beautiful” magazine (Winter 2008-Wanda J. Ventling and Allan Edeker).  It was an excellent article on ways to bring peace home.  I thought, “what a great article!”  True peace only comes from the Prince of peace…which is Jesus Christ. I [...]