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“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” -Charles Dickens Christmas Oasis Each year I share the ornaments that I get for my personal Christmas tree, but I haven’t actually shared MY tree. Which shows years, decades really, of memories from infancy to present. And while I have shared my village, I haven’t ….
“One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas Day. Don’t clean it up too quickly.” – Andy Rooney A different season this year This year the Holiday season has kind of been turned on its head because of the pandemic. Tree lightings have been cancelled, family get togethers curtailed, and ….
“Christmas is the day that holds all time together.” –Alexander Smith 2020 Fashion I feel like this could ONLY be a 2020 thing because my Christmas cards this year were interesting to say the least. As in mine got messed up not once, but twice and I STILL do not have the originals. I ended up having to go to ….
“Every Christmas Eve, the elves will come and give us a new pair of pajamas.” ~ Sabrina Carpenter PJ Obsessed Last year was a year of a lot of firsts as far as fashion and new Christmas traditions go. As a family, we never did the new pajamas on Christmas morning that a lot of people do. And as an ….
“For Christians, Advent reminds us why we need Christmas in the first place. It relies not only the grace of God but also the assent of Mary to the divine will.” ~ Michael J. Knowles Counting Down to Christmas Last year was the first time that I did an Advent Calendar after years of seeing my friends and fellow bloggers ….
“Remember, if Christmas is found in your heart, you won’t find it under a tree.” ~ Charlotte Carpenter Festive Friday Favorites! Hello framily and Happy Friday! I feel like the countdown to Christmas is officially ON with just TWO weeks until the festive day! I can not wait! I feel like I have been preparing for Christmas for weeks! At ….
“He’s a South Pole Elf” ~ Elf Me? Crafting? I know what you ALL are thinking! Kate I thought you didn’t craft? Well miracles do happen and it is the season for miracles and Christmas brings the crafty out in me (remember last years attempts at painting?) thus I attempted to do a craft with my nephews and niece, which ….
“I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month.” ~ Harlan Miller Department 56 Christmas Villages The lights, the magic, the imagination are all things that make Christmas so exciting. Especially when it is dark and cold, and oh so dreary out. Christmas livens everything up, which is ….
I love Quotes If the beginning of my blog posts weren’t a give away, I ADORE quotes. Not only do I look for the perfect quotes for each blog post, but I try to start my day with a positive one. They are like mantras, that at the beginning of each day I tell myself to set that inspiring joyful ….
“May your days be merry and bright, And may all your christmases be white” ~ Irving Berlin Where is the Snow? Guys I am SO salty or perhaps frosty, because we did NOT get ANY snow this past weekend. I am seriously considering having a word with Jack Frost AND the weather people! The storm was a total dud, and ….