There’s no denying the bright fragrance of crackle-topped ultimate ginger cookies wafting from your oven. Laced with cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, molasses, and fresh ginger, these traditional Christmas cookies will find they way straight to your heart!It’s been over half a decade since my pantry has kept the deep, spicy flavor of molasses deep in…
15 Kids Gifts You Can Pack in a Suitcase
Traveling over the holidays can be stressful, I know. We’re currently packing bags for our family of 5 to fly to South America over the holidays for a 3 week stay. As if cancelled flights, delays on the tarmac and long lines for airport bathrooms weren’t bad enough, you might be tempted to throw in…
25 Breakfast Ideas for Christmas Morning
Christmas mornings were made for snuggly warm pajamas and extra yummy breakfasts. There’s no better time than the holidays, when most of us are off work, to put a little something special on our family’s breakfast table. After all, who doesn’t love a breakfast spread with the works? I can’t resist! Whether you’re home for…
11 No-Bake Christmas Treats
Christmastime is almost always synonymous with busy. Why fuss over holiday dessert when you can mix up these no-bake Christmas treats in a hurry? I’m the first to admit I love family heirloom recipes, like my great-grandmother’s caramels, but for last-minute get-togethers and gift trays, nothing fits the bill better than fast-fix Christmas treats. Here…
Christmas Decor on a Budget & Christmas Linkup!
When I think of Christmas decor on a budget, plastic holly berries or cheesy fake poinsettias come to mind. I don’t know about you, but there’s no way that stuff is entering my front door. Jillian at Olive Plants & Cornerstones floored me with her gorgeous holiday home decor. It is flat out pretty. You’d…
3 Ways to Pull the Nativity into Christmas
We’re putting the Christ in Christmas this week, sharing intentional and doable ideas to focus on our Savior in the “C” is for Christ(mas) series. Today, Gabby from MamaGab is featuring three ways to use the nativity to highlight Jesus this Christmas. Where’s baby Jesus? Jesus hide-and-seek of sorts is my fave of the three…
Navigate the Holidays with a Christmas Roadmap
Walmart doesn’t sell Christmas road maps. Can you imagine the flurry of customers to grab a copy of the Christmas best-practice guide hot off the press? I might be first in line, that is, unless it required parking lot campouts like Black Friday.Source What do you want your Christmas to look like this year? Having…
How to Use an Advent Guide
Welcome to day two of “C” is for Christ(mas), where we’re sharing practical, no-fuss ways to keep Christ at the center of our holiday celebrations. Yesterday, Caroline at Anchored in His Grace highlighted her family’s top 10 Christmas Children’s Books. Today, Keri from Growing in His Glory is giving us a peek into how she…
Christ-Centered Christmas Children’s Books
Welcome to day one of the “C” is for Christ(mas) series. If you’re a parent, you’re sure to love this one! We’re aiming for a Christ-centered Christmas around these parts, and what’s better than reading Christmas stories together to remember who the holiday is all about. My friend Caroline at Anchored in His Grace put…
5 Ways to Have an Intentional Christmas
Christmas morning, as gift wrap is hurled into the air and another holiday whizzes by you wonder once again why you spent hours meticulously creasing wrapping paper and scribing gift tags. Do you want to step away from hustle and bustle of the commercialized Christmas this year? Or is it just me? This week I’m…
