Black Friday. For a few of you, today is your favorite holiday of the year. You left the house this morning in the cloak of darkness, just drooling with anticipation over BIG sales. Nope. You weren’t intimidated by crowds of unwashed masses because you were giddy with the thrill of the hunt. I just wonder how many arguments occur on Black Friday … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving! – 40 Days of Holiday Encouragement
Our family is celebrating this day together - just the six of us. It's quite a change from our BIG holiday shin-digs when we lived in California. I'll be making my Grandmother's broccoli bake, like I do every year. There will be lots of food and even an area for our kids to make ornaments. Our daughter, Grace, shared with us the other day, "I'm sad … [Read more...]
FREE Kids Gratitude Journal – 40 Days of Holiday Encouragement
Quite a few years ago, I discovered a free downloadable Thanksgiving print. I printed off five copies. One for me and each of my kids. Check out those incredible turkeys to your left, there. Picasso doesn't hold a candle to the talent in my gene pool. My four children were still pretty young. But, I thought it would be fun to let them color in … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Tablecloth – 40 Days of Holiday Encouragement
Are you a relative or personal friend? Maybe you're one of my Blessed... blog readers , or follow The Mom Initiative ...either way, you've seen this tablecloth before. You may have even signed it. This precious post bares repeating - again, and again, and again. With our recent move to Tennessee I brought a tender slice of California friends … [Read more...]
God Bless Our Turkeys! – 40 Days of Holiday Encouragement
I told you from the beginning that these forty days would include a few craft ideas and fattening recipes. I'm keeping my word today. So, in order to feel a little peace around Thanksgiving, it might be a good idea to make something special with the kids BEFORE you put out the dip and chips and turn on football for the guys. This craft is an … [Read more...]
