What a beautiful week it has been! I am thankful for all we’ve
enjoyed in our little home and with friends and family. We have more Christmas
fun today, so while we prep for that, here are some fun end-of-year suggestions
for you.
I know Christmas is over now, and this is a Christmas-themed piece, but the words are still worth reading. I
taught a Bible study on Ezra this past fall, and the very first week, we did
some background reading that took us through this very passage from Jeremiah.
We talked about the “famous” Jeremiah 29:11 verse and the importance of
studying it in context. I love this explanation of it!
Here are some great ideas for decorating your house for winter, now that
Christmas is over. Sarah gives some tutorials for using greenery and lighting
to make a warm and cozy home in the winter. What do you do in the winter?
Greenery up with decorations down? Or back to a basic, neutral decorating
scheme?
Ryan and I did a first day hike several years
ago. I’m pretty sure we were still living in Marion at the time, because I
remember we had to drive a little ways to get to the hike. It was an owl hike –
at night – and it yielded NO owls. But it was still a fun and different thing
to do. This post talks more about first day hikes across the US – and there’s a map you
can click on to learn more about hikes near you! We have a state park near us,
but I’ll wait and see how the Indiana weather treats us before I decide if I
want to venture forth into the cold! 😊
Maybe I’m just becoming too nostalgic for my
own good…I don’t know. But I do know that I remember these little weaving looms from when I was a kiddo. I didn’t know they were
back! What fun! Do any of you remember doing this?? (I also remember cross-stitching
in my childhood and think that is a magnificent skill/hobby, too!)
Perhaps you just had the joy (?) of
experiencing those hard-to-buy-for people? Here is a great post about a reverse gift list. You can start now, taking note
of what people mention in conversations, and come next Christmas (or a
birthday) you’ll have some great ideas for gifts!
It is entirely possible that I’ve shared this some previous year, but I do love a good, fresh, January start. If you need some inspiration for January living, check out these words!
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I used to make those potholders all the time!
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