I have to confess, I hide away in my house and refuse to go anywhere on Black Friday...I'm just not that cut throat or competitive, and there is nothing that tempts me to jump into that fray. (If you dig Black Friday shopping, I'm totally cheering you on to scoring a sweet deal. Even if it's not my thing, I will always support the idea of not … [Read more...]
Learning to Linger
It's December 28th. I've been fighting a nagging feeling since December 26th. After spending all month long making preparations for Christmas, creating a magical environment with lots of decorations and lights, it all seemed to grind to a halt as soon as the sun set on Christmas day. I've been feeling a little like I needed to smoke a cig in the … [Read more...]
The Battle Field of Christmas and the Incarnation
To all the dear ones who have stumbled upon our little corner of the internet here at lifefullandfrugal.com: the last month and a half we have been making preparations for this week, the week of celebration for the Christ child, Jesus. I hope we have inspired you in creating an atmosphere of joy and celebration with all the decorations, music, … [Read more...]
A Christmas Medley of History, Celebration, and Preparation
This time of the year is loaded with something few of us ever consider in our modern era of controlled efficiency. It is loaded with magic, the very stuff of fairy tales. It is a time, if you stop to consider, that is absolutely ripe with the anticipation of light, wonder, darkness, beauty, gifts, birth, baking, animals, stables, Mary, Joseph, the … [Read more...]
Sugar Cookies for Santa!
Here's another cookie recipe that's perfect for Christmas, Easter...and really any holiday or birthday party, for that matter. It's a great recipe for cut-out cookies because you don't have to chill it before rolling it out. Anytime I can skip a step, I'm on board! I bake these cookies every year with my boys with some trepidation...I'm slightly … [Read more...]
Christmas Cookie Round-Up: Peanut Butter Blossoms!
I'm just going to confess to y'all that I am a chronic creature of habit. I struggle with this in many areas of my life, but particularly during the holiday season. For example, every Christmas I make the same cookies...year after year, always the same. But I think that is part of Christmas traditions, don't you? We do all the things that we always … [Read more...]