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Brownie Trifle
Seems like every Christmas season I pick a go-to dessert and make it for every gathering I need to bring something to. Going to the family get together- brownie trifle, having people over – brownie trifle, church Christmas party – brownie trifle. It really simplifies things for me in that it requires little brain power from me at this point. It’s easy to make
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The Great Christmas Breakfast Debate
When I was a kid, every Christmas morning my mom would make a huge batch of hot cocoa and a towering pile of buttered toast. And that was breakfast. Cocoa and toast. Simple, but I loved it. I still do. But when I got married, that was one of the first Christmas traditions to go out the window. See, my husband tolerates hot chocolate and
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10 Practical Christmas Habits
When it comes to the holidays, I prefer simple and practical. So today I’ve gathered the same for you. I hope you find encouragement as well as something that will bless your home this time of year with 10 practical Christmas habits… 1. Christmas Budget Dwindling? by Trisha. Salt dough ornaments, a room redo, dress up clothes and more frugal gift-giving ideas. 2. Planning and
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Art with Pastels Plus Winter Fun Tutorial
Many of my friends know of our art habit. My mother, Nana, is a Master Artist. A couple of times a month, she teaches my five children an art lesson. Usually these lessons complement our nature studies. Other times Nana guides us in a surprise, like her Mug of Hot Chocolate. Back in February 2010, on an unexpected snow day here in the south, Nana
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Christmas Lights Art Tutorial
Chalk pastels and construction paper are such a good match. A piece of black construction paper truly shows off some Christmas lights art. And this tutorial is fun for ALL ages! Make as many strands of lights as you’d like. You can make your lights all white or colorful like ours. You may even decide to do a separate shape. Either way… …let’s get started
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Simple Christmas
Simplicity. Simple things, simple joys, simple beauty. It’s what I crave right now. I guess it’s understandable, since we sold/donated/gave away almost everything we owned when we moved back in September. I am finding that I have a desire to keep life that way. . .simple. When you look closely enough, what beauty there is in the simple things of life! The steam curling upward
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Holidays and Breaking the Rules
Oh I am such the rule follower. However, today I’m going to share about holidays and breaking the rules. Also known as doing those to dos early. December is such a busy time, why not move a few of those ‘to-dos’ to November? I did all of the following early the last several years. What a blessing it was to really enjoy the process as
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