Posts Tagged "Christmas"
Thursday Thoughts: Hiatus
Four days until Christmas. Fourteen Christmas projects to complete–two of which I haven’t started yet. Yeahhh, we’re gonna take a little blogging break. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a renewed sense of the awe and wonder of deity made common, spirit made flesh, and hope made tangible. See you in 2012.
Read MoreThursday Thoughts: The Homemade Christmas
Because finances are so tight this holiday season, I decided back in September to make all the gifts for our extended family by hand. Ever since I learned to crochet I’ve become a big of a yarn hog, and I’ve also got a ridiculous amount of fabric because there’s a seamstress in me somewhere begging to be given lessons, so I figured I could make something for nearly everyone just using what I had in my stashes. So here we are, 10 days out from Christmas, and I’m about…oh…50% done with the gifts. Not encouraging, though it could certainly be worse. I shot myself in the foot by dreaming up a stocking stuffer for all the adults, and almost...
Read MoreMonday Musings: Great Games for Little Kids
This is the earliest I’ve ever had my Christmas shopping done, and I must say I’m quite relieved to know the pressure is off to beat the clock. But for those of you who are still looking for gifts for your kids ages 3-8, I thought I’d post some Morrow Family Favorites to give you a hand. We love games here at Casa Morrow. Board and puzzle games particularly–especially when they make you think. (When you’re a homeschooler, you tend to look for games that require more of the players than simply rolling a die and moving some spaces.) One of our top favorites, which even my husband and I enjoy playing, is Richard Scarry’s Busytown....
Read MoreThursday Thoughts: My First Advent
I grew up at a church that eschewed tradition in the hopes of making church more appealing to people who had been turned off by religion. As a result, my knowledge of church history and tradition was virtually nil until I met my husband, who happens to know quite a lot about them both. But regardless, Advent remained a mystery to me until this year, and it’s only because of good old Google that I figured out what it actually is. But of all the Christmas traditions, I think this one appeals to me the most, because it’s such a beautiful contrast to our instant gratification society. Advent says slow down, think a minute, meditate, ponder, wait. We don’t...
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