Happy New Year! I hope your Christmas and New Year were full of celebration and laughter with people you love, and amazing food. We spent Christmas in Columbus with Andria and the rest of the OH clan. It was so fun! SUPER cold, but it was wonderful being all together. We drove down to Charlottesville, VA for New Years to… View Post
Is a Christmas tree a vignette? I think so. Especially if it has a theme or color scheme, but truly, a vignette is any display that describes a mood or theme. So, yes, I think a Christmas tree would fit that description exactly. We actually have 2 trees. I never really thought I would have 2 because it seemed a… View Post
The Christmas decor around our house has been somewhat lacking this year. Since we’re headed to Andria’s house, I thought I’d just leave all the Christmas cheer inspo to her…and as can be seen here, here, here, and here, she’s doing a bang-up job! Thanks for creating Christmas magic for all of us, Andria! Turns out, I actually do have… View Post
Here in the Midwest, we endure months, and I mean months, of cold winter weather. We are in the midst of an earlier-than-usual snowfall as I write this post. Nothing seems to help me get through the winder doldrums like decorating the house for Christmas and practicing a little hygee. (I should probably write a post about that soon as “seasonal… View Post
It’s full-on Christmas cookie baking season, so I thought I’d pass along some of my favorite recipes. Since we’ll be gone for most a good chunk of cookie eating, I’m only planning to make one kind this year. BECAUSE THEY ARE THE BEST. Also, making Christmas cookies is on our Advent activities list this week, and this recipe is so… View Post
I love Advent. I love the practice of slowing down and counting down the days until something really special happens. We believe in Jesus, so that special thing we wait for at Christmas time is Jesus’ birth. Since Wade’s been asking a lot about Jesus this year, we’ve decided to try out the Advent readings from the Jesus Storybook Bible…. View Post