But behind the scenes here at Family, Faith and Fridays, I have a husband who was deployed for over a YEAR return home and we bought a house and moved to another state. In the snow , no less. On top of that I started a new position with The Schoolhouse Review Crew. Oh, and on top of that and most importantly, I was determined to make sure my family was able to have a peaceful (well, mostly peaceful) Christmas, focused on the birth of Christ!
Yep, crazy month.
With a little, nope, A LOT, of help from some friends. we survived and manged to blog, well, they did mostly, through our December series, The Gift Of Christmas!
A BIG THANK YOU goes to these awesome friends and bloggers! And can I just mention that only one of these sweet ladies have I met in person. They are just that generous and thoughtful! I hope you will continue to stop by their blogs and bless them with the same love you bless me with daily!
December 2nd- Robyn started us out with Prepping for Christmas. This amazing friend, speaker, wife, mom, and Israel tour guide (she has a few spots still open for their next tour!) will inspire you and make you laugh along the way! You can find her faith filled and humor infused stories at A Closer Walk.
December 4th- Rebeka at There Will be a $5.00 Charge for whining! If you have not read Rebeka's blog, go now. Her humor and realness speak to me. And make me giggle! And I am pretty sure we could not live near each other becasue we get nothing done amidst the giggling.
December 7th- Leah at As We Walk Along the Road shared her family's tradition of The Jesse Tree. I love the idea of creating a family tradition that can be done year after year. Leah is a powerful prayer warrior that blessed me throughout the past year with her loving prayers.
December 9th- Holly at Gypsy Road taught us how to make a Advent Calendar. Holly is living my dream life traveling with her family, and makes my sons happy with all of her great Lego-schooling posts! I think I want her life.
December 11th- Cristi at Through the Calm and Through the Storm shared her Chili and Cornbread Recipe. As a fellow military wife (who totally gets me) and momma, this is a on-line friend I am determined to meet in person this year if it is the last thing I do!
December 14th- Carol shared a beautiful post about Seeking God that brought tears to my eyes! She blogs at Home Sweet Life, is a very talented writer, and is one of my 34 Weeks of Clean buddies!
December 16th- Tawnee from Adventures in Homeschooling shared all about new traditions you can start with your kids. You will love this fellow military wife's Random Friday posts. I may just have to jump on that bandwagon in January!
December 18th- Lori shared her favorite Holiday books. Who doesn't love books?! You can find Lori at At Home: where life happens, blogging about life, her three girls, and reviewing products. Another sweet prayer warrior!
December 23- Kym at Homeschool Coffee Break talked about the Gift of Traditions. I love her advice on simple, togetherness and memories! Traditions make holidays such special memories.
Wow, I am exhausted! How about you?
We have a Christmas in pictures post going up on the 30th, and then we will start off the New Year with some move updates, some vacation fun, and more! Until then,
Blessings!
We definitely have to meet this year!
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