Author: Amy

  • Day 15: Mom’s Toolbox Advent Calendar

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    Hope you’ve been enjoying this season of advent. Here’s your assignment for Day 15: Take a bubble bath tonight and listen to instrumental Christmas carols … or put it on your calendar for another date this week and do not cancel.   Relax and enjoy…  See you tomorrow.

  • Get ready for a virtual cookie exchange

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    Fire up those ovens (or at least your keyboards)! Today I attended a ninth annual cookie exchange (I’ve only missed one through the years) and it got me thinking… we need to have a virtual cookie exchange! I bet you have at least one, if not more, tired-and-true cookie recipe you would be willing to…

  • Day 14: Mom’s Toolbox Advent Calendar

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    Hope you’ve been enjoying this season of advent. Here’s your assignment for Day 14: Go tele-caroling:  Call a relative or two and sing a Christmas carol (or enlist your children to do it for you/ with you).   Enjoy sharing God’s love and maybe even getting a little goofy…  See you tomorrow.

  • Day 13: Mom’s Toolbox Advent Calendar

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    Hope you’ve been enjoying this season of advent. Here’s your assignment for Day 13: Make spiced cider tonight. (Easy version: simmer apple cider with a few cinnamon sticks. Google for more intricate recipe.) Share with your family while reading a few Christmas books.   Enjoy…  See you tomorrow.

  • So what Bible do you read?

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    This isn’t a question I’ve asked too many times, but with a new year starting soon and another Bible reading plan wrapping up for me, I’m wondering if it is time to make a change. I’ve been an NIV girl for as long as I’ve read the Bible. I’ve used a couple different copies: The…