Hi friends! If we were sitting together having coffee (which I soooo wish we were!), I bet we’d end up discussing Christmas gifts. And maybe we’d share some of what we’ve bought or what we hope to find or even what we’re wishing might be under the tree for us. I am not the world’s […]
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Family Advent Resources
I love Advent! And when Casiday was little, I loved the idea of making each day leading up to Christmas meaningful and fun. But in a pastor’s home, it can be hard to do anything for 24 days straight through December and she danced in The Nutcracker for several years. So, our family Advent was […]
My Favorite Advent Devotionals and Books
My favorite resources for preparing myself, taking stock of my soul, during the Advent season: God With Us: Rediscovering the Meaning of Christmas — This year will be the sixth year I have used this book as my guide through Advent. My dear friend Kristin sent me a copy after she used it in 2012 […]
The Advent Invitation
Advent. Advent is an invitation to more than checking days off until Christmas. It’s an invitation to take stock of our souls, to prepare our hearts for celebrating the One who has come and will one day come again. It’s a season of preparation. I need this. Maybe more than ever this year.2018 has been […]
5 Fun Ideas for FAMILY Thanksgiving Stockings
Thanksgiving stockings? Yep. It’s one of my favorite traditions around the Underwood house. Every year, after Thanksgiving dinner is served and cleaned up, when everyone is stuffed and just about ready for a nap, we hand out the Thanksgiving Stockings. 5 FUN IDEAS FOR FAMILY THANKSGIVING STOCKINGS I’ve written about this fun tradition a few […]
Planning for the Holidays {3 questions you must answer}
Thanksgiving is just over a week away. Y’all, for real. I cannot figure out where 2017 has gone. But here’s what I know, as quickly as the past ten months have flown by, the next two will go even faster. Which means, I need to have a plan in place if I want to be […]