tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post2915786920944415589..comments2024-03-28T21:58:41.783-04:00Comments on Home Joys: What Makes A Meaningful Christmas?Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-92179148092144888652013-12-08T22:28:33.963-05:002013-12-08T22:28:33.963-05:00I just finished reading this post and then going t...I just finished reading this post and then going to your 2008 post as well. So many sweet ideas, that are real balanced. Not going "all out" in a worldly way, but not "blanking it out" either. I appreciate that. A couple Christmas stories we found to be heart-warming were "The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey" by Susan Wojciechowski and "Christmas Day in the Morning" by Pearl S. Buck. "Did God Fail?" is another touching one. I think Your Story Hour has some wonderful Christmas stories as well. Reading together as a family proved to be a wonderful secret of togetherness and making home attractive as our family grew up. Now we have two happily married children and 4 grands! Thank the Lord for His blessings.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01958985643972672916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-44133795672530252722013-12-05T22:20:30.894-05:002013-12-05T22:20:30.894-05:00Enjoyed reading this. I don't decorate much ei...Enjoyed reading this. I don't decorate much either, and just printed out a few cookie and one easy candy recipes I plan on making soon and sharing with a few friends and neighbors. My husband an I don't exchange gifts, but go to church together every Sunday. Every Sunday will be singing Christmas songs and not many events planned. I will be mailing cards to shuts ins again this year. Simple living is best.karen608https://www.blogger.com/profile/12475931662014505249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-18771708748829276622013-12-04T13:33:10.005-05:002013-12-04T13:33:10.005-05:00I have 5-6 small, inexpensive nativity sets, that ...I have 5-6 small, inexpensive nativity sets, that I place around the house. When my Grand daughter was small, I gave her one of her very own....and gave her permission to handle a couple other sets, as long as they were returned to proper shelf or table. I loved the idea that she could have a 'hands on" experience with the nativity. I got this idea from a friend.She is 9 now, and her own nativity set and all the others still come out at Christmas, and she loves them. Best of all, baby Jesus is deeply rooted in her Christmas experience. Grandma Ruthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-71387235760127348322013-12-03T15:30:47.321-05:002013-12-03T15:30:47.321-05:00Gina: I really have enjoyed reading your posts. Yo...Gina: I really have enjoyed reading your posts. You have an uncanny way of being warm, friendly, entirely "human" and down to earth and yet keenly aware that God is in control and your highest calling is your family. We aren't perfect, just hanging in the grace of God and glad to be there. Thanks for putting yourself out there to be an encouragement to people like me. Julie in FLJThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110118934952031889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-31742517400998362702013-12-03T01:41:10.429-05:002013-12-03T01:41:10.429-05:00I so appreciated this post. Simplifying and takin...I so appreciated this post. Simplifying and taking time to breathe and enjoy the season bring so much peace to our hearts and homes. Money is tight, so we aren't going all out like we have tried to do in the past. God graciously helped us to buy most of our gifts during the after-Christmas sales last year, so we really mainly just need to buy for each other and for our little one! God is so good! Enjoy your Christmas! Love, CherylCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891257905649460436noreply@blogger.com