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10 Gifts That Don’t Add Clutter

If you want to avoid the Christmas clutter and are looking for some gift ideas for your kiddos and other loved ones, here are my top ten gifts that won’t add clutter this Christmas:

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Christmas Crafts for Kids

Anyone else feeling a little overwhelmed at the thought of having your kids home for 2 straight weeks for Christmas break? I’m thrilled to spend time with them, but I want to have some fun things planned to fill our time. Here are some fun and simple Christmas crafts you can try with your kiddos on Christmas break.

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“The Star” Movie Review

We took our boys to see “The Star” on Friday and I just thought I would give you my two-cents on the movie in case you were thinking of taking your kiddos. “The Star” is an animated movie telling the animals’ perspective of the first Christmas. Our family reviews: my husband and I both…

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10 Ways to Take the Crazy out of Christmas

Sometime around the beginning of September, after all the summer travels are over, back to school shopping is done, the kids are back in school and our daily routine has returned, someone on social media has the audacity to post one of the pictures of Buddy the Elf saying how many “sleeps” we have left until Christmas morning…

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Yes Virginia, there is a Saint Nicholas.

From the moment our first son was born, my entire outlook on life was turned on its side and Christmas was no exception…

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Deciding to Embrace Christmas Creep

I was out with my youngest the other day and I decided to pop into Hobby Lobby for some craft supplies. Walking in the cool air-conditioned store was a nice reprieve from the nearly 100-degree heat melting us outside. It has turned into fall here in Northern California, but apparently no one has informed the weather. We turned the corner towards the craft supplies and a familiar smell took over…

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Thankful Tree

The Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons tend to be filled with work, stress and anxiety- not to mention a calendar full of activities. To help focus our hearts and minds during the season of Thanksgiving, our family started a tradition called the “Thankful Tree”…

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