You know what is awesome about building your Christmas decor collection slowly year after year? Eventually you have enough stuff to work with and switch it up and make things different and interesting! ; ) This is the first year that I really feel like I have Christmas decorations in …
It’s no secret that my favorite Christmas decoration is my Christmas tree! In the past we’ve discussed my need for Christmas tree therapy. We took the time to diagnose my problem and we saw just how bad it was. I need help. But DID YOU KNOW that I never put …
It’s the MOST. WONDERFUL. TIME. Of the whole entire year. I know that’s a bit cliche, but it’s true. Advent, the whole entire month of December, IS a wonderful time. Partially because everyone is excited over the cooler weather, the promise (or delivery) of snow and the holidays. Mostly because …
With Christmas Day only a few days past, the momentum and excitement that has been building for the last 4 weeks feels suddenly vacant. You may even feel a bit of a let down, especially if you’re unhappy with the way “it all went down” on Christmas Day. I know …
Christmas week arrives with a buzz, you can feel it in the air. Advent traditions and celebrations have been building to this point and it’s here they all converge, meeting at the manger where the angels sing “Glory to God in the highest!” It would be too easy to reach …
When my brother and I were young, there were times it seemed Christmas wasn’t arriving fast enough, that it was taking ENTIRELY too long and we just couldn’t POSSIBLY wait any longer! We’d moan and bemoan the slow arrival of the day (and the gifts) and our mom would tell …