I love that our church is doing something all it’s own this year. And really trying to embrace the idea of living outrageously like Jesus did. We just finished a series called “Jesus breaks the rules.” It is so true and I was so inspired. As a part of Outrageous Christmas our church is trying […]
Advent
Advent is a season of preparation and a tradition that I am prioritizing. See my post about “Prioritize, do what you love, and toss the rest” which is a part of my current mini series “Thriving in the Holidays.” I did some advent traditions as a child, and my husband’s family did a traditional advent […]
Prioritize and Do What You Love: Thriving in the Holidays Mini Series
1. Prioritize 2. Do what you love. 3. Toss the rest. It is easy to get caught up. Caught up in what we think is “the norm.” What “everyone else is doing.” But our families, our children, only know the norm we provide. They only know our house, our home, our traditions, our expectations. Yes, […]
Gift Giving :: Thriving in the Holidays Mini Series
You can read my introduction to the “Surviving… No… Thriving in the Holidays” mini series here. Today I want to examine the idea of gift giving (with the emphasis on giving gifts to our kids) and how you can thrive through a typically financially stressful season. Not giving gifts is not fun. Be honest. We […]