Category: Seasonal Living
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Here’s why you should reflect + set intentions for the New Year
Read More: Here’s why you should reflect + set intentions for the New YearReflect and set intentions for the new year? I know, I know. 2020 has been a year, if you get my tone. Why would anyone want to reflect upon the dumpster-fire that was 2020? But here’s the thing–I think the Lord has something for us in the remembering + reflecting of the past year. In…
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How to throw Jesus a birthday party this December
Read More: How to throw Jesus a birthday party this DecemberFor the past few years, my mom has sent me a subscription to Southern Living and I love going through their December issues. Each year, they feature a beautiful white cake on the cover, calling it the Christmas cake of the season. And I have always wondered, why cake? It’s not that I don’t like…
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“Santa was an easy tool to begin to paint a picture of God for our girls”
Read More: “Santa was an easy tool to begin to paint a picture of God for our girls”In the weeks leading up to my first Christmas as a mom, a friend of mine whose daughter was a few years older explained to me that she and her husband had decided not to talk about Santa Claus as a family. “It’s creepy,” she explained, “there’s a guy watching you sleep, deciding if you’re naughty or…
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How a Few Christian Mamas Think About Santa Claus
Read More: How a Few Christian Mamas Think About Santa ClausSo what does your family do about Santa Claus? It’s a question I have often wondered about. For my own family– what we’re going to do about Santa for our kids, but also for other families and how they think about the jolly old guy. So I asked a few of my Christian mama friends…
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Why We Love Using an Advent Wreath in December
Read More: Why We Love Using an Advent Wreath in DecemberWhy does my family love using an Advent wreath in December? Well, let me begin by telling you a story. My son just turned 3. He doesn’t quite understand the concept of the days of the week yet. But every Saturday is our family’s Sabbath, and at each meal of Sabbath we try to light…
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The Christmas Checklist You Need (and will actually like) for 2020
Read More: The Christmas Checklist You Need (and will actually like) for 2020It goes without saying that Christmas is going to be different this year. Living in a global pandemic means much of our Holiday norms just aren’t going to happen in the same way that they always have. And while that feels like such an obvious statement, I know that my type A, stick to all…
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Fun, Easy + Christ-Centered Family Advent Calendar
Read More: Fun, Easy + Christ-Centered Family Advent CalendarTo get the newest Christmas Advent Cards and Calendar for 2026 visit our Etsy Shop here! Use code MFM10 for an extra 10% off! It’s almost December 1st, y’all, and do you know what that means?? Christmas season is upon us! I have been searching for weeks now for an Advent Calendar that paired Scripture with fun family activities, and…
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10 Ways to Live into the Thanksgiving Season
Read More: 10 Ways to Live into the Thanksgiving SeasonIn the spirit of full disclosure, I am officially calling myself out for typically celebrating Halloween and then bumping straight to Christmas. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good Thanksgiving meal, but aside from Thanksgiving day, I hadn’t put much thought into how to be fully present and live into this month of gratitude.…
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Christmas Movies You Have to See
Read More: Christmas Movies You Have to SeeOne of the ways that you and your family can live into the Christmas season, is of course, to cozy up and watch a Christmas movie. Many of the movies on this list are Christmas classics, fit for the whole fam and a few of them are best kept for the grownups after the kids…
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Your New Christmas Tradition: The Shepherd’s Meal
A Shepherd’s Meal is simply eating a meal like the Shepherds might have eaten on the night that the Angel came to share with them the good news about the Messiah being born. Luke 2 tells us that the shepherds were keeping watch over their flocks at night when an angel appeared to them. How…
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The Best & Easiest Gluten Free Chicken Pot Pie
When my husband became gluten free, I needed to revamp our regular meal rotation. Thankfully, gluten free foods have come a long way and they now have incredible gluten free pie dough, making Chicken Pot Pie a no-brainer. What I love about this recipe are the hacks that make it easier. You see, chicken pot…
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How to Make the Most of Advent with Kids
As a Christian parent, I am always looking for opportunities to teach my kids about Jesus. Opportunities often arise in the small, every day moments of life–a beautiful day pointing us to the beauty of our God; a sibling argument highlighting our need for Jesus’ help and patience; a disappointment at school bringing us to…
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