: Life is hard. God is good. We need each other.
Alfajores are sweet sandwich cookies filled with Dulce de Leche. They are surprisingly easy to make and decadently amazing!!
Have you boarded the dulce de leche train yet? Thick, rich caramel. Amazingly decadent.
I found this recipe when looking for recipes to make for a girls movie night a couple of years ago. We were watching Evita, and I was searching for recipes from Argentina. These little gems appeared, and I was smitten.
Family games for Christmas are a great idea! Links to lots of games your older kids and teens will love. Start a new tradition this Christmas!
Do you have a family gift tradition? Some families open new pajamas on Christmas eve. Some give a family movie or have a tradition of hot chocolate in new mugs.
We are a game playing family, and so we like to wrap up a new family game to open on Christmas. It started when the boys were quite young. Hungry Hungry Hippos was the first game made a family gift. Over the years our games have grown up with the boys.
If you’re looking for some unique ideas for a game for your family, I’ve compiled a round up here to give you some ideas. While many of these would be great for upper elementary aged kids and older, we got them because they’re games that both teens and adults enjoy playing.
Finding meaning and worship in the songs of the season. The lyrics of Christmas carols speak of Christ’s birth, but they also often describe his second coming.
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
The lyrics of this song are haunting. Of all the Christmas music that we hear this time of year this one touches me more than any.
These words tell of our Messiah Jesus’ birth, that we celebrate at Christmas. But whenever I hear them, I think, as well, that they speak to his second coming. The song is almost mournful in its longing for fulfillment and they well up that feeling within me.
Longing for my Savior to come.
There are loads of ways your family can help your community without traveling far from home! Parents and kids can serve together, helping others as a family.
Did you know that you don’t have to trek downtown into the inner city to scoop soup for the homeless to serve others this Christmas? I mean, that would be great. Totally do that if you want. But there are other ways, smaller ways, that are no less meaningful.
All of us strive to teach our children that Christmas is about more than presents for me – me – me. Jesus, whose birth we celebrate, served. And he told us to serve. Certainly we should be doing this all year long. But we would be remiss to ignore the fact that Christmastime is a season in which many people feel forgotten, lonely, and quite frankly…sad.
This almond biscotti was made for dipping. Biscotti, meaning ‘twice baked’, is a crunchy cookie perfect with a cup of hot cocoa, coffee, or even milk!
Are you a dipper or a non-dipper?
Biscotti was made for dipping. It’s name actually means twice baked. And that’s done so it gets good and dry and crispy so it has maximum absorption. I’m particular to dipping in a hot cup of coffee, but hot cocoa is yummy too!
These cookies have a reserved spot in my gift giving lineup. They’re fun to wrap up with some hot cocoa mix and chocolate dipped spoons.
I really love handmade gifts. Love to give ’em – – Love to get ’em.
‘Cause here’s the thing…even if the gift ends up being a stinker, you still have the gift of knowing that someone cared enough about you to invest time in you.
I’ve done some sewing projects as gifts over the years: hooded towels, blankets, hanging hand towels. And I frequently gift This Herbal Salve and This Tea for Ladies. But my go-to handmade gifts tend to fall in the “kitchen made” area.
I want to share some yummy things that I like to make and give at Christmas. I’ve given every one of these as gifts. And many times, I’ll make extra as a little “gift” for my family!