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Christ in Christmas
Their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with
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Delicious & Fun – How to Make Danish Christmas Pudding
We’ve been enjoying all of the beautiful Christmas traditions Milly has brought back from Denmark. This one made our Christmas Eve celebrations so much fun!
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Introducing An Adorable Danish Nisse – Free Printable Tags!
Ages before you had an Elf sitting on your shelf, Danish children had the family Nisse. Milly spent last year in Denmark, and assures me that the
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Making Memorial Day a Family Affair
Since the Decoration Days of the 1860s, Memorial Day in the United States has evolved from a day to honor those who fell in the
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4 Tree Pruning Principles You Need to Know for Better Goals
Once upon a time our garden-smart neighbor taught my husband how to prune fruit trees. I cried the day he trimmed our overgrown orchard of four
Recipes
Irish Colcannon – Simple, Tasty Recipe for St. Patrick’s Day
I love St. Patrick’s Day, but that isn’t what made me want to try this dish. I recently read a book in which Irish immigrants
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Unboxing Family Photos – 5 ways to dust off old albums
In generations past, one lucky family member would inherit old family photos. The others could do little more than hope for a glance when visiting
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What Love Looks Like
Sometimes what starts as a silly little thing becomes life-changing. Not life-changing in the dramatic way we’ve come to use that term, but life-changing in
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How to Trade Christmas Chaos for Meaningful Traditions
I honestly and truly love Christmas. I don’t love everything that happens this time of year. The chaos of the season is just too much
Recipes
Dutch Oven Teriyaki Chicken That Will Make Your Family Cheer
Few family reunion traditions have the power to strike fear into my heart the way cook-offs do. The competition is fierce and intimidating. The
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The Family Squirrel Rides Again
The Family Squirrel You may remember the Family Squirrel from THIS POST. The sneaky little guy appears unexpectedly at homes in our family. Sometimes he’s
Happy Halloween!
There are a few things that I truly adore about Halloween. It’s not the sugar hangover on the morning of All Saint’s Day. Shocking, I