‘Breath Of Heaven’ By Amy Grant
With Christmas one week from today I wanted to share my all time favorite Christmas song. This one is called Breath of Heaven {Mary’s Song} and is performed by Amy Grant. Enjoy :)
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10 Creative Gift Wrapping Ideas
This week starts my least favorite Christmas “to do”…wrapping gifts. It’s just so time consuming since I have to make sure they look perfect and while I’m doing so I’m thinking of how they are just going to get torn open. I do some gift bags but I think unwrapping gifts is so fun for … Read more
Advent Day #16
Today we made a baby Jesus wrapped in cloths for our Truth In The Tinsel Ornament. Don’t pay attention to the fact that our baby Jesus has a green face. Haha. The only other color ball ornament I had was red so I figured green was the better choice.
Ornament Tutorial {Frugal Gift Idea} #GlueNGlitter #ElmersHoliday
I found a fun ornament idea through Pinterest and wanted to recreate it. There were so many steps to it and I wanted to make it easier so that even people who weren’t crafty could make something pretty and so that it took less time to make. Here is my super easy, super frugal, and … Read more
Advent Day #14
Today’s Truth In The Tinsel ornament was making a stable. I liked this craft because it was quick and easy. We talked about how the stable probably smelled like stinky animals and Jacob thought that was hilarious. (Also, in case you missed my CHRISTmas post- there are a lot of ideas for Nativity crafts in … Read more
Christmas Fun In The Chicago Suburbs {8 Places To Take Your Family}
Do you live in a Chicago suburb and are looking for places to take your kids to do some fun Christmas things? I have some ideas: BASS PRO SHOPS (Bolingbrook and Gurnee) BOLINGBROOK PROMENADE (Bolingbrook) Symphony in light shows every evening from 5-9pm until December 31st. Find more information on the Bolingbrook Promenade here. BROOKFIELD … Read more
Advent Day #13
Today’s Truth In The Tinsel Ornament was Bethlehem. We used paint pens to minimize the mess and Jacob really enjoyed making it colorful. We talked about the town we live in and how Jesus was born in a town called Bethlehem and then watched a YouTube video of “O Little Town Of Bethlehem”.