Y'all, I know it's barely November and Thanksgiving is late this year but, seriously, it will be December 1 before we know it. And if you are anything like me, you always have great aspirations for doing Advent as a family but somehow the execution always ends ups being not what you'd hoped. This year, I wanted to create a list of easy family Advent resources ... and by easy I mean, even I could probably manage these! :) But before we get to the list, I want to remind you of a couple of ... [Read More]
5 Great Christmas Gifts for Your Mom Friends
Hi friends! If we were sitting together having coffee (which I soooo wish we were!), I bet we'd end up discussing Christmas gifts. And maybe we'd share some of what we've bought or what we hope to find or even what we're wishing might be under the tree for us. I am not the world's greatest gift giver. Bless Scott's heart, he's received some terrible gifts over the years. (I mean, who knew the cordless telephone/TV remote wasn't the perfect gift??) My heart is in the right place. But ... [Read More]
Family Advent Resources
I love Advent! And when Casiday was little, I loved the idea of making each day leading up to Christmas meaningful and fun. But in a pastor's home, it can be hard to do anything for 24 days straight through December and she danced in The Nutcracker for several years. So, our family Advent was typically touch and go. I say that to remind you of this — whatever you do to guide your children's hearts toward the true meaning of Christmas is good! And enough. Don't let Pinterest or Instagram or ... [Read More]
My Favorite Advent Devotionals and Books
My favorite resources for preparing myself, taking stock of my soul, during the Advent season: God With Us: Rediscovering the Meaning of Christmas — This year will be the sixth year I have used this book as my guide through Advent. My dear friend Kristin sent me a copy after she used it in 2012 and it has been, second only to the Bible, the book I love the most at Christmas. I have the original hard cover but there is a less expensive reader's edition as well. Come Let Us Adore Him ... [Read More]
The Advent Invitation
Advent. Advent is an invitation to more than checking days off until Christmas. It's an invitation to take stock of our souls, to prepare our hearts for celebrating the One who has come and will one day come again. It's a season of preparation. I need this. Maybe more than ever this year.2018 has been a mixed bag for me. Yes, we've had some incredible and fun moments. But, on the whole, I've felt a little more disconnected from people and a lot less accomplished than the previous few years. I've ... [Read More]
5 Fun Ideas for FAMILY Thanksgiving Stockings
Thanksgiving stockings? Yep. It's one of my favorite traditions around the Underwood house. Every year, after Thanksgiving dinner is served and cleaned up, when everyone is stuffed and just about ready for a nap, we hand out the Thanksgiving Stockings. 5 FUN IDEAS FOR FAMILY THANKSGIVING STOCKINGS I've written about this fun tradition a few times over the years. And, over the years, our own Thanksgiving stocking contents have varied and evolved. As Casiday has gotten older, we don't ... [Read More]
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