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Day 23 :: Slow-Cooker Pumpkin Spice Latte
I love my slow-cooker. I love my coffee. I love pumpkin. All wonderful things, please meet in my kitchen. This recipe is absolutely perfect for busy, chilly mornings or evenings after dinner. I love the idea of a special post-dinner coffee drink for Thanksgiving and...
Day 22 :: Advent Calendar Round-Up
Here it is, friends. The Girl with Blog family's exhaustive list of all their Advent calendars! Around here we love our countdowns and I can't seem to quit adding to the collection. We have a few more that aren't included on this list simply because they are no longer...
Day 21 :: A Prayer for the Parking Lot
As we begin the hustle and bustle of the holidays (it just occurred to me that I have to finish my kids' Halloween costumes + treats this week so they can wear them to school on Monday. Entering the hustle.), prayer can center our hearts. Prayer can deepen our days,...
Day Twenty :: Books for Their Heart
Yesterday we talked about our favorite autumn + holiday books. Today, it's all about the kids! These are personal favorites in our little family. These regularly make the rounds during the holidays, and I love knowing these are the stories my children will look back...
Day Nineteen :: Books For Your Heart
I'm a reader. I love books. And what - seriously, tell me what - is better than a book on a chilly night? Add a hot drink and a warm fire... perfection. The fall and winter seasons lend themselves so well to reading, and I'm happy to oblige. I wanted to share with you...
Day Eighteen :: Let it Go.
“I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father...
Day Seventeen :: Simple Gifts
Our family has been known to give donations as our main gifts to each other, and to our extended family. We try to find organizations and charities that resonate with our receiver. For instance, one year we found an organization that provides horseback riding lessons...
Day Sixteen :: Wrapping Paper (only buy & use what you love!)
Every year I fall prey to wrapping paper leftovers. The stuff I don't really love, that I'm kind of sick of, that's a little bit crinkled but it's still good so I have to use it up!! And then I get sad when I see patterns that I love in the store, because I feel too...
Day Fifteen :: Stockpile for Stockings (and other gifts)
I shop for Christmas year round. Call me crazy, but this method saves a TON of last minute hustle when hustling is the very last thing on my wish list. Hunting sales, picking up stocking stuffers from the dollar spot at Target, quietly keeping track of family's...
Day Fourteen :: Christmas Morning Caramel Rolls
Friends. This recipe, right here, is my secret weapon of recipes. One of those that when she inherits the tattered recipe card it lives on, my daughter will already know by heart. It's the one I bring to potluck brunches, make on the most special holidays, and on a...
Day Thirteen :: Gifts in Jars
I'm a big, BIG fan of all things in jars. Before they were cool we were drinking out of Mason jars at home, using them as vases and votive holders at our pre-Pinterest wedding over 8 years ago, and using them for their intended purpose as storage. I love old ones with...
Day Twelve :: Community Ideas!
Last week I asked our Facebook community for their best tips for a less stress holiday season, and I'm excited to share their answers with you here! Amanda P: Buying gifts in advance, when they're on sale (but only things your loved ones would truly want). Jill...