I’ve never posted this recipe as it is just so easy but we needed a copy the other day so here it is…
Easy Fruit Dip
Ingredients:
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 7 oz jar of Marshmallow creme
Category: Holidays
Special Holiday Meals: Valentine’s Day Menu & Activities
It’s so hard to believe that we are almost through half of February!! Where oh where has the time gone?
We’ve been busy around here with the greenhouse, moving animals, setting up compost systems, and getting garden beds ready for planting, which should happen pretty soon. We are hoping to get some potatoes planted this week.
I believe that Valentine’s Day started out as a religious holiday, but it has now become a major spending event for those who are romantically involved. It’s crazy to see the amount of money spent on candies and cut flowers! We watched a clip on World Watch, and it was eye-opening! You can read more about Valentine’s Day traditions HERE.
Valentine’s Day: A Day To Celebrate or Not?
I can remember the days when my older kids went to public school… I’d always be scrambling to come up with money for Valentine’s and candies to send with them. Then my kiddos would come home with stories of how other parents had surprised their kiddos with balloons, chocolates, and flowers. I’d always feel like I hadn’t done ‘ENOUGH’ and I’d scramble some more to buy them a little box of candy or something special.
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Polar Express 2024
Hey everyone!
How are you doing? We are doing great… I had to take a couple of days to recuperate from the Polar Express Party. It was so much fun but it did take a lot out of me… I ended up with a migraine that night and spent the next two days in bed with a dreaded FIBRO FLARE but it was worth it… everyone seemed to have a great time.
I didn’t get as many pictures as I should have as I was too busy taking it all in… the smiles, the laughter, and just the blessing of being surrounded by friends and family.
We made some Fudge and Sourdough for gifts plus we still had some things left over from the baby shower and wedding earlier this year so those were given as gifts as well… the kids got lots of little toys and some cocoa and popcorn for their own movie night plus some really cute cups that I found at Dollar Tree…
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Special Holiday Meals: Creating a Meaningful Bethlehem Dinner Tradition
Hi friends!
I’ve really been trying to spend more time this year on incorporating new traditions into our lives that will help us bring more focus back to GOD and to JESUS, especially during this time of year. I haven’t been great about posting all of the things we’ve been doing but I do try to give an overview of what we’ve been up to. One thing we want to try this year is a ‘Bethlehem Dinner’. I have also found similar meals labeled ‘Shepherd’s Night’.
Holy Days vs Holidays
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Delicious Homemade Treats to Gift This Holiday
Do you have a limited budget? Or maybe you want to give gifts, but you aren’t sure what to give?
We love gifting foods for Christmas as everyone loves food… some are special treats that we only make this time of year so that makes them extra nice to give. We made several treats for our 2024 Polar Express Party and many of them were made as gifts to take home and enjoy… they are always a HIT!
Here are some of our favorite gifts to give (and receive):
- Fudge – so many varieties
- Chocolate candies – flavors for everyone!
- Chocolate-dipped pretzel sticks
- Christmas Breads
- Homemade cookies (some of these recipes could be adapted to a ‘gift in a jar’ type recipe.)
- Hot cocoa mix (you can find several cute ways to gift it on Pinterest)
- Sourdough Bread
- Sourdough Boules (the varieties are endless but our recipe has some of our favorite variations)
- Sourdough Stars and Knots (you can use any type of filling you desire… we love using Nutella, Rosella jam, or Chocolate)
- Sourdough cinnamon rolls… so good!
- Smoky Walnuts
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