Tag: Christmas

  • christmas is for the hurting

    christmas is for the hurting

    I’ve had a hard time with Christmas this year. The lovely home tours that are usually so inspiring to me? I haven’t even looked at most of them. We decorated our home for Christmas, but I only put up about 50% of our stash. The main thing I keep thinking is “I can’t wait until this…

  • a new tradition

    a new tradition

    I’m a big fan of meaningful traditions. But sometimes it’s hard to just ‘come up with’ a great tradition to start, right? Last year, we started using a new advent with our kids. We did it in the evenings before bed and everyone loved it. We’re definitely going to use it again. But I’m also going to try…

  • my Christmas in pictures

    my Christmas in pictures

    I hope you all had a merry Christmas? I certainly did. I was so, so excited to spend extra time with my little family! Our Christmas vacation started out a bit rough…landing Nate in the doctor’s office for a sick visit on Christmas Eve! This gave me a whole new appreciation for doctors and nurses…

  • My Christmas Present

    My Christmas Present

    Thanking God for the precious gift of new life He’s given to my family and for the new life He’s given me in Christ. Those are the best Christmas presents. Ever. Merry Christmas, my friends.

  • Christmas Round-up

    Christmas Round-up

    I hope you’ve found time to enter the giveaway for Ana White’s amazing book, The Handmade Home. {If not, you can enter here!} In the meantime, here’s a little round up of Christmas DIY posts from the past couple years: Pottery Barn Knock-off NOEL sign – made from a cardboard box, my friends. That’s how we roll…