Disclosure: this is a compensated post. However, opinions are true and honest. The 25 Days of Christ is a wonderful family tradition to begin with your precious family this Christmas season. Moms of Faith is thrilled to share this awesome website and products, as well as a fabulous giveaway... and discount code too! Yay! The 25 Days of Christ "Like most families Christmas is the most exciting time of year in my house. The traditions during the holiday season create a distinctive family unity and identity that seems to get passed down with slight variations from one generation to the next. We find the anticipation of the arrival of Santa Claus to be a fun part of that tradition. However, the Christmas gift list making seemed to start earlier and earlier each year. Like other parents of faith, I often dealt with the internal struggle of how to put more of our family’s focus on the true purpose of Christmas Day. We participated in Secret Santa gift giving, baking treats for neighbors … [Read more...]
Tree Traditions
"Oh Christmas Tree! Oooooh Christmas Tree!" This weekend found the Hott House in a bustle! With plenty of Thanksgiving leftovers still in the fridge, our oldest “Hott-ling” Caity began leaving subtle hints to put up the Christmas tree. (Well, about as subtle as dropping a bomb, that is!) For an unusually warm fall day, Caity and Violet dragged the 20+something boxes over to the house from storage. The energy mounted from the younger brothers as the prospect of decorating the Christmas tree commenced. Of course, the sight of a tree is a reminder of presents to follow. Right? First, the annual “discussion” over where to put the tree began. You see, we have since mounted a flat screen t.v. along the only empty space in the house, which by the way, happens to be visible from every angle of the great room. This was no accident, I remind you, of my engineer husband! Only, it makes for complicated tree raising when Christmas rolls around. Added to that, we purchased a … [Read more...]
Reader Comments