by Elaine McAllister | Dec 25, 2020 | Celebrate Grandparenting, Christmas, Creches, Faith, Family, Friends, Life, Pandemic, Prayer, Reflecting God, Thankfulness, Traditions, Trusting God
Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas Everyone! Today is the final post of my Christmas Creche Countdown and I have a beautiful new creche to share on this Holy holiday! And, yes, this was my splurge of the season. You already know I prefer 75-cent price tags – or $2...
by Elaine McAllister | Dec 19, 2020 | Celebrate Grandparenting, Christmas, Creches, Family, Friends, Life, Reflecting God, Thankfulness, Traditions
It’s a gingerbread kind of day and lest you believe I’ve baked and decorated gingerbread cookies, DON’T! Don’t believe it! I haven’t. The fragrances of Christmas are typically not found at my house – apple pie, sugar cookies,...
by Elaine McAllister | Dec 18, 2020 | Christmas, Creches, Faith, Family, Friends, Life, Reflecting God, Simplify, Thankfulness, Traditions, Travel
It’s Friday…and a week from today is Christmas! Can you believe it? What must it have been like 2000 years ago? A week away from her delivery date, was Mary calmly sweeping, or dusting off the tabletop in Nazareth? Did she have everything ready for the new...
by Elaine McAllister | Dec 16, 2020 | Christmas, Creches, Faith, Family, Life, Pandemic, Reflecting God, Simplify, Thankfulness, Traditions, Trusting God
Greetings, my friends. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in central Kansas. We don’t have as much snow as our southern neighbors do, but we have snow. I love to look at it (from inside my warm home), but do not love to be out in it. However,...
by Elaine McAllister | Dec 14, 2020 | Christmas, Creches, Faith, Family, Friends, Life, Reflecting God, Simplify, Thankfulness, Traditions
It’s a great pre-Christmas morning as I prepare to share another creche with you all. I can hardly believe it’s a little more than a week until Christmas. How time does fly. Especially this year. You’d think in 2020 the days, weeks, and months would...
by Elaine McAllister | Dec 9, 2020 | Christmas, Creches, Faith, Family, Friends, Pandemic, Reflecting God, Thankfulness, Traditions, Trusting God
This 2020 holiday season is ‘different.’ Much has changed and continues to change. There is no ‘normal’ anymore. But, different doesn’t have to be bad. How we respond matters. To the best of my ability, I choose to celebrate what’s...
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