One mom focused on the REASON FOR THE SEASON
1 Walgreens, pre-lit tree, on sale
1 box of unbreakable ornaments
3 strings of colored lights that still work
Old Christmas decorations that have been sitting in a thrift shop box
1 copy of "Best Christmas Pageant Ever"
Box cake mixes, Easy cookie recipes, jello
Hot cocoa mix and marshmallows
Graham crackers, frosting and candies
Battery operated candles, lots of them if you can!
Lots of Christmas music that focuses on Jesus' birth
Friends, Christmas light tour in our car, free concerts, free carriage rides
A continually open Bible and a child who can read it
Set up tree in 10 minutes or have older son do this and plug in the lights (enjoy the squeals). Allow all children to decorate our precious tree, no matter how it looks. Let the older boys lay the lights anywhere and set up the old decorations however they want to. Set battery operated candles in the windows and light them at dusk every day. Read "Best Christmas Pageant" sometime in the month and discuss every chapter! Bake only easy stuff all month using the simplest recipes you have. OR teach an older child to do this. Drink a lot of hot cocoa. Build gingerbread houses on paper plates out of the graham crackers, frosting and candies. Let children eat gingerbread houses! Keep Christmas music on whenever you can remember to do so. Invite friends in, go caroling, go see others lights, check out all the free stuff in town. Read and re-read every Christmas letter and card, allow children to play with all cards and photos. Two or three times a day, dive into the Bible to keep the stress level down....the Book of James or Philippians....Psalms....Luke 2! Focus, focus, focus! (Note: I'm still working on perfecting this recipe!!!)
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