Over here, in Australia, we have our long Summer holidays over December/January. The school year has finished, school bags emptied (luckily I checked today because the marvelous-science-experiment-uneaten-sandwich would have been alive and walking if I’d waited any longer!) and all … Continue reading →
It was one week before Christmas when I was at the supermarket with three little ones in tow. I needed more wrapping paper so I pushed my cart to the Christmas aisle before going to the grocery section. As I … Continue reading →
Recently I received a gift from a visiting relative — a new shirt. I took one look at the shirt and thought to myself, “This does not look like my style at all. I’m not sure I can see myself … Continue reading →
In all the busyness of the Christmas season, it’s easy to let its true meaning slip through the cracks of the rough manger bed. Is it really that important our kids hear the age-old story about Jesus’ birth? Isn’t it … Continue reading →
A fun way for a family to celebrate Christmas in a non-secular way is to make Christian symbol ornaments to hang on the family Christmas tree. The first Chrismons TM were developed by Frances Kipps Spencer in 1957 at the Ascension Lutheran Church … Continue reading →
Yes, I know, poor Shakespeare’s line has been used and abused more times than his plays have been read, but at this time of year ‘To tree, or not to tree?‘ seems the right question to ask. our stores overflow … Continue reading →