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Advent: Christmas Charity
What charities do you support? Is there something that really tugs at your heart? Are there charities you give to all year long or just at the holiday time? Share with us who you give your donations to....
Advent: Its Christmas When
Complete this sentence - "It's Christmas when..." or "It's not Christmas until..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Big Pitt Stop's "It's not Christmas Until..." Top Ten: 1. My nativity set is...
Ouachita lip dup
So excited this long awaited moment has come!!! Check out this amazing video by the Ouachita family and Dean Film & Video. Such an amazing place!!! If you are looking for a college they will be glad to show you around. If you know someone...
Advent: Community Traditions
Does your community have holiday traditions? Parades, concerts, tree lighting. What "starts" the holiday for you? What marks the beginning? Do you miss traditions from the community you grew up in or are you grateful for the community you...
Advent: Christmas Tree
Today is all about Christmas trees. As you reflect on your Christmas tree and traditions, let me challenge you with a couple questions: a. Decorations – do you use the same ones every year, do you change them. Are...
Advent: Christmas Pictures
Tonight I sat down and worked on my Christmas cards. This year, I planned ahead and had our photo cards ready to go. I cannot say that I'm always that good. But, I usually try to use pictures from our year to design our cards. We were lucky...
Advent Week 2: Dec 3-9
Its Week 2 of the Advent Blog Challenge. This week brings some of my favorite topics!!! 3. Pictures – a. Favorite Christmas family picture – what memories go into getting the right...
Advent: Christmas Music
Today is all about the "sounds of the season". What does your dream soundtrack for Christmas sound like? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For me, its not Christmas until I've heard O Holy Night sung live! And,...
Advent Week 1: Dec 1-2
Tomorrow starts the Heart of Christmas Advent Blog Challenge. Every Sunday, I'll post the topics for the coming week. But, since this week starts on Saturday, I'm a little behind. (go figure!) I hope you enjoy this "exercise". Participate as...
Heart of Christmas Blog Challenge
This past weekend while I was driving home from Thanksgiving, I picked up a random Christmas station that was playing this song. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ASJktrBObrI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen> I know I've heard it before and I have for sure seen the...
Happy Birthday Papa!
Yesterday my sweet Papa and his twin brother turned 93! What an amazing man. Their 99 year old brother is still keeping things going as well. A local news station did a story on them last night. They always celebrate their birthday at El...
turning the wheel
Yesterday, I posted about my awesome weekend with my friend Kate in Tulsa. While watching her complete her marathon, I saw this guy not too far in front of her. One of the interesting things with supporting a person in a marathon is that you begin to see the...


















