This post is brought to you by Ideals Books and Fly By Promotions. Last year, we added a new book to our must-read list of Christmas books and I am very excited to add this beautiful book, The First Christmas Night to our must-read holiday list. About The First Christmas Night The First Christmas Night is a beautiful retelling of the birth of Jesus on that joyous night in Bethlehem so long ago. The poem begins with the arrival of Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem and winds though Christ’s … [Read more...]
Coming Home For Christmas DVD Giveaway
This post is brought to you by Fly By Promotions. I love the holiday season. This last week I broke out the Christmas music. If I could put up our Christmas tree now, I would. {Hubby says, not until Black Friday night.} Christmas movies are high on my list of favorite things I like about the holiday season. Do you have a favorite holiday movie? I have a good number of favorite holiday movies. I love watching them every year at Christmas. And, when I get the opportunity to review a family … [Read more...]
Give With Purpose: World Vision Gift Catalog
How is your holiday planning coming along? I am making lists and crossing off names and deciding what I still need to purchase this week. I think I will be done before mid-December this year! The giving season often becomes too busy and hectic. So it is nice to be able to plan ahead and get done shopping early. During the hustle and bustle of the holiday season is can be easy to forget the true meaning of Christmas. But a little thought and advanced planning make it easy to keep your … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas Splat DVD
This post is brought to you by New Kideo. Ready for this season's holiday family viewing, Merry Christmas, Splat... and More Winter Stories arrives from the nationally acclaimed, multi-award-winning SCHOLASTIC STORYBOOK TREASURES™ series. The Merry Christmas Splat DVD is packed with four (4) endearing, colorfully animated and expertly narrated tales: Merry Christmas, Splat: Splat is trying hard to be good before Santa's arrival so he can get all the presents he's dreamed of on … [Read more...]
10 Christmas Lights Crafts and Activities for Kids
We flew home this weekend from Denver. What a great time we had in Colorado! My daughter honestly didn't want to leave. She had made such great friends while we were there. We spent Sunday with family watching football, eating great food, and decorating our first Gingerbread House of the holiday season. (You can check out the handiwork on Instagram.) I just love Christmas. Mid-November is not too early, in my opinion, to start decorating and crafting for the holiday season. I thought I'd do a … [Read more...]
I’m a Brother P-Touch Label Maker Ambassador
I participated in an Ambassador Program on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Brother P-touch. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and promotional item as a thank you for participating. Great news! I am a Brother P-touch Ambassador With the holidays right at our heels, I am excited to share with you how I will get ready and more organized this holiday season. First, let me share a few photos with you of our garage and boxes. Above is the plastic container wall. … [Read more...]
Learning From VeggieTales: What Christmas is Really About
This giveaway is brought to you by VeggieTales. While shopping at the store with the family this week, we went down an aisle with all of the Christmas candy. My daughter said, "Oh, my favorite aisle!" As we looked at all the fun candy, my daughter surprised me by saying, "Mommy, do you know what Christmas is really about?" She proceeded to tell me that Christmas wasn't about candy, gifts and lights but about sharing and baby Jesus. That made me entire day. Because at the age of 5, my … [Read more...]
