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Advent: Christmas Charity
Thinking of charities is not something I hold for Christmas time alone. We are thinking of these all the year-round. But there is something in the air where giving becomes a greater topic during the Christmas season. Whether you have money from a bonus, want...
Advent: Christmas Music
Today I thought I'd share with you some of my favorite Christmas music and albums we listen to throughout the holiday season. Love Has Come to Save - Cory and Stephanie EppsGlory in the Highest and Adore - Chris TomlinMichael Buble Christmas Point of...
Advent: Christmas Cookie
Pie is my favorite dessert, but when it comes to this time of year, I LOVE a Christmas Cookie. I need to make enough friends in my town to host a cookie exchange. I've hosted one before and then when I worked at Fellowship, we hosted an exchange each year. I loved...
Advent: Christmas Wear
I'm not even sure where to start on the topic of Christmas Wear. But, as I've processed, I've come down to five categories: Ugly Christmas Sweater, matching pajamas, wearing red, what do you wear to Christmas day, Christmas festive attire. Ugly Christmas Sweater...
Advent: It’s Christmas When…
I have had a hard time with the question, "it’s Christmas when..." It seems that there are so many things going on this time of year that I am not really sure which one is the most important to make it feel like Christmas. (and sometimes I wonder if any of them are...
Advent: Favorite Tradition
I think my favorite tradition of the Christmas season is stockings and I wrote a lot about that already earlier this week. So, I thought I’d share about my favorite tradition growing up. I grew up in a pretty big church in the DFW metroplex and each year...
Advent: Party Food
I don’t even know where to start with party food. Because ITS MY FAVORITE!!!! I love dips. I love little munchies. I love snacks. And I love trying new things and I feel like parties always provide those opportunities. I don’t have to host a party on my...
Advent: Stocking Stuffers
Gahhhhh. Stockings are my favorite. Actually, in my family, we have canned our gift exchange except for the little kids. And instead, we just get stockings for each other. But our stocking insides may not be traditional. Are there traditional stocking gifts?...
Advent: Family Pictures
Today I spotlight a great friend and incredible photographer - Heather Kleber Photography. She is a Northwest Arkansas based photographer and does family photos, maternity shoots, babies, engagement photos, and some specialized mini sessions throughout...
bigpittstop | What’s in a Name
This post originally appeared on the Arkansas Women Bloggers blog as a series when I was Miss April 2014 , aka blogger of the month. I'm sharing it here as part of the #CheerstoStorytellingChallenge Prompt 1, a challenge to tell the story behind our blog name. I've...
Advent: Smell
It smells like Christmas when... My first answer is that the smell of Christmas to me is Cinnamon Apple. But frankly, that’s the scent I like in my home all year long. Smell is a funny one of our senses. I think it’s crazy how a smell can immediately take you back...
Advent: Cards
I love Christmas cards. This was one of the things I looked forward to most about being married, sending photo Christmas cards. When I was single, I wrote out Christmas cards most years, but since we’ve been married, I’ve looked forward to making our card each...
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