The theme is literary valentines and I took mine from Hunger Games/Catching Fire. Vote for me! You can still enter if you want to, today and tomorrow!
Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts
Hunger Games: Safirewriter Valentine Competition
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Hello all! Today I have my entry made for Safirewriter's Valentines Day valentine contest. Okay, so we all know how cheesy valentines are, so I brought out my inner cheesy with this one!
The theme is literary valentines and I took mine from Hunger Games/Catching Fire. Vote for me! You can still enter if you want to, today and tomorrow!
The theme is literary valentines and I took mine from Hunger Games/Catching Fire. Vote for me! You can still enter if you want to, today and tomorrow!
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
So it's Christmas Eve today! I thought I might catch you girls up on what's going on for me at "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year";). So today, we might go sledding and that would be pretty awesome. I don't think I'll ever be too old for sledding.:) Tonight we will be going to our church's Christmas Eve service.
I think it's great that we have a service today at our church. It helps me to remember the real reason for Christmas. We all need to be thankful for Jesus' birthday and remember that it is His day and not our own.
After the service my family and I will be having our Christmas party. And opening presents (grin).
On Christmas day, we will be celebrating Christmas with my Dad's side of the family. All of them are supposed to be there, which is a pretty great accomplishment because we have 21 family members in 3 different states. Super excited!!!!
We have some unique Christmas traditions with that side of the family I thought I might share. My Grandma prepares a feast (literally) and it's so amazing every year because she is such a good cook! Each family member has his or her own stocking. Other family members fill the stocking with presents, but you don't know who gave you what, (which is perfect for joke presents):). The presents can be as small as a candy bar.
Grandma has a mini tree in her front doorway that has a card on it for every family member, that also contains a little Christmas fun money.
This year we're trying something extra too. Every family brings a number of ten dollar gift cards equivalent to the number of people in their immediate family. family and we will play a game to see who gets what gift card. I'm looking forward to trying it out!
On the 26th, we will be travelling to my Gram and Gramp's house. They live like 6 or 7 hours (depends on how many bathroom breaks lol) away. We will either be having Christmas with them and my Mom's brother's family on that night, or Sunday night. We have the traditional Christmas, which is also LOADS of fun!
I'm also supernervous excited for the Bears vs. Packers game on Sunday. I'm a HUGE Bears fan and Packers are our rivals. If we win we go to the playoffs, if we lose, the Packers go to the playoffs. Talk about pressure!
I have a little point for you all to take away. I came up with this and I think it is a pretty valid point. When people say "Don't sing Christian Christmas songs, don't say Merry Christmas, don't put up a nativity because it offends people!" Just say "This is a Christian holiday. It's the offended people who are celebrating OUR holiday. You don't see anyone saying "Oh Hanukkah! Jews, don't use your traditions, because we don't want you to offend people." No. It is the American people who have taken our holiday, Christ's holiday, and commercialized it for their own profit. When people say those things, remember, it is not an American holiday, it is a Christian holiday. In fact, it is a holiday celebrating the birth of the best person in the world, Jesus. Remember that this CHRISTmas.
I think it's great that we have a service today at our church. It helps me to remember the real reason for Christmas. We all need to be thankful for Jesus' birthday and remember that it is His day and not our own.
After the service my family and I will be having our Christmas party. And opening presents (grin).
On Christmas day, we will be celebrating Christmas with my Dad's side of the family. All of them are supposed to be there, which is a pretty great accomplishment because we have 21 family members in 3 different states. Super excited!!!!
We have some unique Christmas traditions with that side of the family I thought I might share. My Grandma prepares a feast (literally) and it's so amazing every year because she is such a good cook! Each family member has his or her own stocking. Other family members fill the stocking with presents, but you don't know who gave you what, (which is perfect for joke presents):). The presents can be as small as a candy bar.
Grandma has a mini tree in her front doorway that has a card on it for every family member, that also contains a little Christmas fun money.
This year we're trying something extra too. Every family brings a number of ten dollar gift cards equivalent to the number of people in their immediate family. family and we will play a game to see who gets what gift card. I'm looking forward to trying it out!
On the 26th, we will be travelling to my Gram and Gramp's house. They live like 6 or 7 hours (depends on how many bathroom breaks lol) away. We will either be having Christmas with them and my Mom's brother's family on that night, or Sunday night. We have the traditional Christmas, which is also LOADS of fun!
I'm also super
I have a little point for you all to take away. I came up with this and I think it is a pretty valid point. When people say "Don't sing Christian Christmas songs, don't say Merry Christmas, don't put up a nativity because it offends people!" Just say "This is a Christian holiday. It's the offended people who are celebrating OUR holiday. You don't see anyone saying "Oh Hanukkah! Jews, don't use your traditions, because we don't want you to offend people." No. It is the American people who have taken our holiday, Christ's holiday, and commercialized it for their own profit. When people say those things, remember, it is not an American holiday, it is a Christian holiday. In fact, it is a holiday celebrating the birth of the best person in the world, Jesus. Remember that this CHRISTmas.
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Are you excited about Christmas? I sure am! You will notice that I've made some special Christmas/winter additions to my blog to get you in the spirit of the season.:)
I have a survey for you to take if you would, please.:) You can find it in the upper left corner of my blog. It really helps me to know what I can do to improve this blog.
1. Please tell me the three most valuable things you learned as a child or young person.
2. Did you participate in Black Friday or Cyber Monday?
3. Do you pray?
4. Have you been invited to any parties to celebrate Christmas or New Year?
5. Have you ever owned cowboy boots or a cowboy hat? (A cowboy? Tee-hee :) Just had to throw that one in for fun!)
I have a survey for you to take if you would, please.:) You can find it in the upper left corner of my blog. It really helps me to know what I can do to improve this blog.
Jesus loves me, the bible tells me so.;) Use the resources God has given you to the best of your ability. Always make your best effort to do good to others and be kind to them.
2. Did you participate in Black Friday or Cyber Monday?
I went Black Friday shopping for the first time ever this year. Needless to say, it was an experience. I did enjoy it, but I don't think I'll do it next year.
I just had to share, because it's so sad, but true
3. Do you pray?
Yes. Every day.
4. Have you been invited to any parties to celebrate Christmas or New Year?
I have been invited to some Christmas parties. I actually wanted to have one of my own, but this time is so busy, it would be really hard to do. Maybe a New Year's party?:)
5. Have you ever owned cowboy boots or a cowboy hat? (A cowboy? Tee-hee :) Just had to throw that one in for fun!)
Have I ever owned one? No. Have I ever worn a cowboy hat? Yes. Do lots of people in my area wear cowboy boots on a regular basis? Yes. I guess it's just something that seems normal to a rural girl like me.:)
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
I haven't done a chat for a while, and this one has some fun Thanksgiving questions. So I'm kinda excited!
1. If you are celebrating Thanksgiving, what are looking most forward to on Thursday?
2. My favorite Thanksgiving dish is my Grandma's ham.
3. Do you ever go through periods of time when you get hooked on a specific food?
I'm excited to spend time with family, eat good food, watch some football, and on friday, going Black Friday shopping for the first time evah!:)
2. My favorite Thanksgiving dish is my Grandma's ham.
This year though, my grandparents are coming to our house, and I'm looking forward to some new Thanksgiving foods (which I'm helping to make this year!).
3. Do you ever go through periods of time when you get hooked on a specific food?
Oh yes! Right now I'm in love with Birthday Cake Oreos! Yum!4. What's the best stuffing for a turkey?
I don't actually like turkey stuffing...5. When you were a child, were you ever in a Thanksgiving play, pageant, mock pilgrim dinner, or anything different to celebrate?
When I was in preschool, we had a thanksgiving feast and crafts. We got to wear pilgrim hats or Indian headdresses. I was an Indian:)
Don't forget that Thanksgiving is the last day to enter for the fashion show!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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