I'm so excited about today's post! Sophie and I made a fun Christmas craft last month, and I finally took photos of it so I can share it with you all! If you're looking for a simple, inexpensive holiday craft for next year - perhaps you're expecting and will have a baby by next Christmas - then this is the craft for you! It'd even make a fun gift if you did it with your nieces/nephews, or children you nanny, because their parents will be so pleasantly surprised. :) This craft ranks high on … [Read more...]
December Recap + What I’m Looking Forward to in January
December was a full month! I'm going to do a combo post today - recapping our December adventures, and peeking ahead at January! December Recap + What I'm Looking Forward to in January: Bjorn's Army Reserves unit had Family Day on December 2nd! They had a nice meal for all of the soldiers and their families, as well as Santa and a gift for each child! Sophie got to meet some of Bjorn's fellow soldiers, and she got a couple cute farm-related wrist rattles from Santa! :) It was a great day, … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas From Our Family of 3!
Merry Christmas from our little family to yours! Our Christmas celebrations will continue with family throughout this week, but so far, it has been a really special season with our baby girl! ^^ A beautiful, meaningful candlelight service at our church ^^ ^^ We'll just pretend she was singing a Christmas carol or something, haha. ^^ ^^ Only a 1-degree day on Christmas Day, but it was gorgeous nonetheless! Gotta love sunshine! ^^ ^^ She was my favorite gift under the tree this year! … [Read more...]
Giveaway! Hillsong’s New Christmas Album
This post was sponsored by Capitol CMG Marketing; as always, I carefully select products to share with you that fit with the vision and values of this blog. Happy Thursday, friends! I've got a fun giveaway for you as we head into this holiday weekend! I'm giving away a copy of Hillsong Worship's brand new Christmas album, "The Peace Project," to one lucky reader! Just complete the tasks below for your chance to win! I've always loved Hillsong Worship. Their lyrics, melodies, and true … [Read more...]
Our 2017 Christmas Cards
Thank you to Minted for sponsoring today's post! Some links are part of an affiliate program. As always, I only share products and brands that I truly love! I'm so excited to be sharing our 2017 Christmas cards with you today! I absolutely love sending out our Christmas cards each year - it is such a special part of the holiday season. It's a tradition I started doing the first Christmas Bjorn and I were married, and I'm so glad it's a part of every year for us now! Exchanging Christmas … [Read more...]
DIY 3-D Paper Snowflakes
One of my favorite things about winter is the fact that fresh, bright, white decor is "in" all season long! That, and there are some great holiday-related decorations that you can keep up throughout the whole winter! 3-D paper snowflakes are one of these great, versatile decorations. I've hung them in my various classrooms most years I've taught; the snowflakes add just an extra touch of wonder and fun winter decor to a classroom, without being way too flashy. I love these 3-D … [Read more...]
Staying Thoughtful In Your Holiday Conversations
Hi friends! Can you believe Christmas is less than a week away?? I've written recently about readying your home for Christmas, what you may want to whip up in your kitchen this year, Christmas cards, and why you should write a holiday letter...but there is a relational aspect to this season that I didn't want to overlook. (Let me interrupt myself here for a second to emphasize that the TRUE, main meaning of this season does not actually have to do with food or snow or movies or even … [Read more...]
Simple Ways To Make Your Home Guest-Ready For The Holidays
Although I've realized recently (in the past several years) that I'm more of an introvert, I still really love welcoming people into our home and spending time with friends or family! Hospitality is something that my husband and I love to together, and I love that hosting is a joint or team effort! Bjorn and I hosted some of my immediate family for Thanksgiving this year - the day after Thanksgiving, because why not keep celebrating?! - and that day was full of sweet, special little … [Read more...]
