Don’t you just love to snuggle up with the family under a warm quilt and watch a good movie? Next to reading aloud, classic movies can be a great bonding time and the discussions afterwards are pretty neat, too.
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Archives for 2013
Casper ten Boom Gives A Christmas Message For the Heart
Casper ten Boom, watchmaker and father of Corrie and Betsy ten Boom
Merry Christmas, friends!
I value you each one.
I had no idea how much the Lord would place all of YOU, people I have never met, on my heart in these last two years – but He has! I pray for you and your families so often.
There are words I wish I had the ability to write, but Casper ten Boom (Corrie ten Boom‘s father) says them far better than I ever could, with the illustration about Queen Victoria.
May his words inspire you…
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Visiting Corrie’s Christmas Memories of Christmases Past
This is a special time of year – one in which we all wish to make Christmas memories with family and friends.
At this time of year it is good and right to celebrate, but so many of us are missing those loved-ones we’ve lost, others are single and wanting a family to share it with, and yet others are separated or divorced or relationships are strained. And life is just hard! For many, it is difficult to watch others be together.
The pain can be intense and real. So can those elusive, longed for Christmas memories……
Those Unavoidable Toddler Moments & The Joys Of Parenthood
Parenthood is much more than bringing another human being into the world. It’s also about getting a small, demanding, disgusting new roommate who completely changes every aspect of your life and pushes you to the fraying edges of your own sanity. So says the director of the newly released Coke ad.
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Making the Hearty Cornish Pasty: A Recipe Tutorial
The history of the Cornish pasty or pastie (pronounced PASS-tee) is a fun and interesting one. These individual meat and vegetable pies were traditionally two pounds or more, and each member of the family has their initials marked at one corner. This way each person’s tastes could be catered to.
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27 of the Best Classic Christmas Films For Families
If you are looking for a wholesome movie for a family night during the Christmas season, I have a number of great Christmas films for you to consider.
These films all provide different contexts with which to discuss and process many topics together without compromising hearts. The conversations that will come from a few well-chosen stories can open wonderful doors of communication and, in our home, they often carried over to mealtimes and still do.
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