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I have had some amazing spiritual experiences in recent weeks...I attended our churches women's camp a couple of weeks ago and I had the most amazing time...but it's so discouraging when a couple of weeks down the track, you feel like you're right back where you started from, and God feels once again distant and somehow removed from your everyday life. I know that it's not God that's distant, but me. It's hard not to let the little everyday things rob you of your joy...I guess that's the result of living in a fallen world. It's hard. "The Christian has a great advantage over other men" said C.S Lewis, "not by being less fallen than they, nor less doomed to live in a fallen world, but by knowing that he is a fallen man in a fallen world." I know God is real, I've felt Him, so why am I still plagued with doubt? Because I'm human, I guess. I know that my faith is not perfect, and never will be. I hate that. I hate that I'm not perfect. So what does it mean to have faith? Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (KJV) Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. (NIV) 1-2The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It's our handle on what we can't see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd. (The Message) In the words of Philip Yancey (I just LOVE Yancey's books!) in his book "Reaching for the Invisible God"; "The only thing more difficult than having a relationship with an invisible god is having no such relationship". Amen! Love & blessings
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Now I had managed to cut my grocery bill down by almost half, but I have been frustrated with the amount of mince (ground beef) and sausages we have been eating, as well as having to fill up on bread, rice and pasta. I decided that I need to get more raw fruit and veges into my diet (hmm...I haven't been doing so great with my salads this week! I had huge salad every day for lunch for 2 weeks straight and sometimes for dinner too, but I just can't seem to face them this week!), but I wasn't sure that we could afford it on our budget!? Well guess what? Last week I came $10 under budget and I brought HEAPS of fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds and dried fruit! It did help that I have a freezer full of meat, from buying in bulk when things like mince, chicken breast, chicken pieces and sausages were on special! So I didn't need to buy any meat last week...nor do I need to this week (actually I could about a month without needing to buy any more meat!), unless of course, there are some great specials! I have resolved to never buy meat that is not on special! And you don't need to when you buy in bulk. More about Meat... We have cut down on the amount of meat we use, like having homemade tortillas (a family favorite) with meat and salad...I find you only need about half the amount of meat as usual when you have tortilla's, so I usually make enough for about 4 meals and freeze the rest in meal-sized portions to whip out of the freezer (along with the pre-made & frozen tortillas) for a very quick, easy meal on those days when you might otherwise be tempted to grab take-out! We have things like Mexican Mince, Teriyaki Chicken or Sausage & Lentil Casserole in our tortillas...the possibilities are endless! It's a great way to use up leftovers too! I doubled the quantity of our mince spaghetti bolognaise (ground beef, tinned tomatos, tomato paste, onions, garlic and herbs) the other night by cooking a cup of red lentils and adding it in...it did give it a slightly different taste, but it wasn't bad and it meant I could put another nights dinner in the freezer! Boy, do I LOVE easy meals! Love
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Posted in A lifestyle of learning - thoughts on education
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Great article on Reading Aloud! Need more reasons to read aloud to your children? Need to know that it's OK for them to draw, build legos or stand on their heads while your reading?
http://www.ashbrook.org/publicat/guest/07/pitrone/reading.html Now if you haven't already signed up for the "You Need A Story" emails, you're missing out!! Ds 7 has listened to the "Rikki Tikki Tavi" (from Rudyard Kiplings Jungle Book) mp3 about 7 times, he loves it so much! Great unabridged, classic stories and a lovely voice to listen to as well (we really like his Southern Accent!). We just love audio books - they are great for those times when you are just too busy and the children want another story! Be blessed Love
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Oh, you have to read this!! http://christianwomentoday.com/womenmen/whatmenwant.html Be blessed! Love
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It's one of those things you read and just know that it's the truth, you know? I'm going to need to think on some of those things!!Posted in Sharing my heart
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I'm struggling a bit with finding joy in the everyday tasks of being a homemaker...I so desire to be flourishing instead of just 'getting by'. I get really frustrated sometimes because the jobs are never-ending...you know, even when you do get the washing 'up to date', by that evening there's a pile more...you sweep the floor only to turn around and there's paper-cuttings everywhere (my pet peeve ;-), I tidy the lounge only to come back 5 minutes later and the children have pulled all the cushions off the couch again...! I think that, with other 'jobs' outside the home, you get a feeling of accomplishment, when something is finished - it's done, you know? And you move onto the next thing. I think with home-making things are not ever done, you always have to start over again (with the same old task) the next minute, the next hour, the next day, the next week...I know that I'm not doing this for 'earthly' rewards and I need to keep my eyes 'above', but I'm really missing the everyday joy, you know? I think I need to start reading "Hidden Art" by Edith Schaefer again (I started it then stopped...I have so many books I'm trying to read at the moment!!)...maybe that's the key to finding that elusive joy?!
I don't know...maybe it's just my heart attitude that I need to make a decision to change? There are a few books by Nancy Campbell (Above Rubies) that I'd like to read that might help, but funds don't allow at the moment. Probably what's missing from my life at the moment is quiet time...I haven't picked up my Bible since before Christmas *gasp*!! The other thing that's missing from my life at present is exercise!!! Eek!! I really want to get in shape so I'll have more energy and 'get-up-and-go', but I'm just not sure where to fit it in!
Okay, so the plan is to think about fitting in some excercise (and DOING it!) and start having a daily quiet time again...I have recently put into place a daily quiet reading time for the children at 3pm every day (ds 1's nap-time), so I'm going to make sure I spend at least 15 minutes (hopefully more) of that time reading my Bible and praying.
Blessings & love
 Ang"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble" Helen Keller
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Okay, so I know I haven't been blogging much lately...not because I don't want to, just because I've been trying really hard to limit my computer time, and blogging is the easiest thing to cut down on!! Although, I must admit, that I'm always 'blogging' in my head LOL! Okay, so "whats the plan for this year" you ask? Well, I'm glad you asked, because that's what I'm blogging about today!! Isn't that a coincidence! Okay, so the 'plan' this year is to have a fairly informal, semi-unschooling, Charlotte Mason inspired, fun, everyday life learning kinda year! Clear as mud? My children (the 'school-aged' ones) are 7 & 6 and after reading Raymond Moore's book "The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook", I'm pretty into the whole delayed-formal-academics thing, so I want to keep this year pretty informal, with only a little reading and writing and lots of fun stuff...they aren't strong on reading and writing yet (although the 7yo can read pretty well, the 6yo can read the basics and they can both write fairly well for their ages) but I'm happy to leave off on the refinement of these skills until they are ready. So this is (in a nutshell) what we are going to be doing this year... We are using Galloping the Globe (GTG - Geography) & Considering Gods Creation (CGC - Science) as a 'frame' to hang our (more structured) learning on. They are very basic, flexible curriculum's, that I am using to give me a little structure and direction. We are starting GTG with England, and then we will be moving through the rest of the U.K and Europe. We are going to do lapbooks and notebook pages for each country, eating food from that country and other fun things like that. We brought the Global Puzzle...it took dh and I hours, but what fun! It was too hard for our children, but good for children over 9 and adults ;-) We also have the Geography Songs cd, book & wall map, which is another really fun way to enhance your geography knowledge! I'm learning heaps, and my children keep coming up and saying things like "I didn't know Australia was the largest island and the smallest Continent!" And the best part is, they don't even realise it's 'school'!!
The other thing that I'm going to be doing for my own 'homework' while we are studying England is reading Edward Rutherford's books, Sarum, London and The Forest they are brilliant historical novels (think Our Island Story for adults ;-) about England. He has also written books on Ireland and Russia. They are HUGE books, so it'll take me awhile, but at this stage I think we will be in Europe ALL YEAR! There is so much Literature and Legends that I want us to read, but at the same time, I am trying hard to remain flexible here, so if they lose interest after a few weeks, we'll move onto the next country!
I am currently reading Our Island Story (dh is reading it to the kids and I didn't want to miss out!) and I'm reading "English Literature for Boys and Girls" by H.E Marshall, which is a lovely introduction to English literature, written in her usual enthralling style! Well, I'm enjoying it anyway...the children are a little less enthralled...it's probably better for slightly older children!
Anyways...that's all I have time for right now, but I'll try and blog again soon!
 Love & blessings
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7 Weird things about me... 1. I like to eat peanut butter and alfafa sprout sandwiches...my dh tells me this is gross, but I think it's yummy ;-)
2. I always have to have the toilet paper turned around so that the paper hangs on the outside. Even if I'm at someone elses house, I have to turn it around if it's the "wrong" way. LOL
3. I homeschool and I want more children (pretty weird by today's standards...although probably not to homeschoolers!)
4. I still like the Carebears and the 80's Strawberry Shortcake...what can I say, I was a child of the 80's!
5. Hey, this is harder than I thought...I'm sure there are heaps of weird things about me, but I can't think of any more!
And I'm sorry, but I don't have 7 (untagged) blogging friends to pass this on to, and I don't have time to find any!
Love
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I just finished reading this part of a chapter in "The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook" by Raymond Moore, and I was so inspired and touched by it, that I had to type it out & share it with you! Apologies for any mistakes in the typing! I can type fast, but I make loads of mistakes ;-)
Love
Ang
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Running the Race with Endurance
As much as I glorify homeschool, I've very often been frustrated and wished for a virtuous way out. I do believe, however, that having formerly been a marathon runner has helped me to be mindful of the fact that the satisfaction is glorious at the end of a long grueling run. Unlike some marathon runners, I ran not to win but for the sheer satisfaction of completing twenty-six-and-
When I began homeschooling, I had a perfectly laid out plan for how it was supposed to be: how well behaved my two and five-year-olds were going to be as I taught the others, how enthusiastic the children were going to be with every new project I assigned, how orderly the house and household chores would be, how pleased family and friends would be.
Well, how many of us know the demand of undivided attention that toddlers and small children require? So I have learned to flexibly arrange my teaching schedule for the older children around the time I spend with the younger two. That has turned out to be much wiser. As far as the children's accepting every project I propose, I make concessions. I have a scientific background but know I can't force them to follow in my footsteps. So as long as some type of project is done regularly within a listed range of areas that exercise creativity as well as demand effort, I've learned to call a truce.
Trying to keep house has been a frustration. There is always that sublime worry that an unexpected and picky guest may arrive and condemn us, despite our lengthy explanations. I manage to rest at ease behind the fact that both God and my husband understand. And as for my family, God bless them. They've seen the incredible results. Yet the constant subtle as well as outright insinuations that we are denying the poor little darlings a chance to experience life as other children do eventually seep into their circle and caused confusion - sometimes serious conflict.
There there's that unsupportive church circle: "How dare you imply that our church school can't offer the best possible education available?" Some even report you to authorities and attempt to have you locked up. We faced this in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Alabama.
So why persist against the odds? What kind of person are you? If your marriage is troubled, do you leave or try to work it out? If you run a race, do you quit when the cramps start shooting or just keep on moving at a slower stride? How deep is your conviction, how ephemeral your purpose in the midst of difficulty?
Who are life's winners? In my opinion, those who hang in there through good and bad times. Total burnout does not occur because there is no terminal verdict for those who understand that boredom, frustration, exhaustion, and mini-failures are but facets, not an end within themselves, to so many of life's ventures. School, marriage, sports, and careers all have low points in which many are tempted to quit. I can't overstate the need to be flexible, to regroup if necessary, or to change speed while keeping your goal.
Most fundamentally, who or what is your motivator? Why do you homeschool your children?? God is my motivator, my lamp, the One who convicted me with this mandate for change. I homeschool, for it is better spiritually, socially, and academically. But when God guides our convictions, only He tells us when to quit. Better academics and socialization are just by-products of a very critical task He has endowed us with. I personally cannot separate my homeschool stand from Him, the Source of my strength and blessings.
Seeking Results, not Perfection
What about the quality of our homeschool? Can we expect a perfect school in an imperfect home? I’m sure all those who pursue homeschooling see a certain level of excellence above and beyond alternative schooling available for our children. But suppose my child really has organic brain damage? Or is seriously emotionally disturbed? Suppose our home/family life is troubled or broken? Suppose I can afford very little teaching material? Suppose it seems that I, their teacher, am just too inadequate. Many families I have talked to about the option of a home school have brushed away its feasibility, claiming that my family’s success was due to learning situations and educational background. How wrong they were, in my mind anyway. Being well educated in many areas is nice, but that’s all. The amount of education is not the key. Insurmountable statistics accrue to verify that. There’s a certain very special something that makes a good teacher. That special something is a spiritual quality, a firmness of character, and lies latently available to be used by any and all parents if they so choose. Love is basic in all this. What patience, an understanding heart, compassionate acknowledgments, and, yes, that very necessary discipline can do cannot be surpassed by degrees and certificates. Whenever I’m troubled, I remember: if there’s difficulty, even tough difficulty, the God who made and knows every star by name and purpose is capable of assisting me. I don’t expect perfection – I don’t know what it is anyway. I seek results and am flexible with that. When I think homeschool is just too frustrating, I am reminded of our family’s first graduate. I marvel at the happiness, hope and balance now in my daughter’s life. I am amazed at the direction she’s choosing. She feels it is largely due to her homeschool background, and so do I. To appreciate my amazement, you must understand that much of time in our early years she had put up a big fight against homeschool, and was only minimally cooperative. We are now in our second year of living in a cramped pioneer-style cabin in a remote area of Building a house from scratch from rough cut lumber, living without running water, doing constant emergency patchwork, baling hay, defending oneself against poisonous plants, snakes, and insects on a daily basis suggest just some of the ways our educational goals had to change. And we’re learning that even if you follow all the rules of the book, whatever book, you’re still not exempt from trauma that can shake your very foundation. Sometimes, perhaps devoid of proper spiritual Armour, I am tempted to feel that a conviction to homeschool is a mistake. But I seek discernment, look toward the glory at the end of the run, and prayerfully remember who can fight for us. And friends are always there, delighted at the gifted children God – and home teaching – have given us
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Frugal Flour Tortillas I usually make quadruple quantity and freeze the extras!! It takes a couple of hours to make that many, so don't do it at dinner time!! Makes 10 2 ½ Cups flour (all white flour or 1/2 white & 1/2 wholemeal) 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 3 tbsp oil About ¾ cup warm water Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl, add the oil and then gradually add enough warm water to form a soft dough. Knead on a floured board for about 5 minutes (great triceps work-out!!) and then allow the dough to rest for around 5-10 minutes (this makes it much easier to roll out). Divide the dough into 10 pieces and roll each to about 20 cm across (okay, so admittedly, mine end up looking more like one of the American states than a nice round circle! But I promise it doesn’t affect the taste!). Cook them quickly in a very hot, lightly oiled frying pan for 30-60 seconds, until they bubble and start to brown. Turn them over and cook the other side. When they are cooked, wrap them in a damp kitchen towel to keep them soft. To warm the tortillas, wrap them in foil and heat them in the oven, or just pop them in the microwave for 10-20 seconds each.
Jack gives them the taste test...and they pass!
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Now I am by NO means a bread-making expert...I'm still learning the art of bread-making and sometimes my loaves do not turn out! But I had a request to share my recipe, so here it is!
This recipe orginally called for 1/2 White and 1/2 Wholemeal, but I usually substitute 1/3 White and 2/3 Wholemeal with success - making a nice light loaf in the breadmaker (this recipe can be used to make by hand or in the breadmaker).
I havent' yet found a 100% Wholemeal recipe that produces a light loaf (my efforts have been rather brick-like!), if you know of a good one please let me know!
Ang's Homemade Bread
Ingredients:
2 tsp dried yeast granules (or 3 tsp of Breadmaker/Surebake yeast)
1/2 cup warm (not hot!) water
1 cup Milk (or 1 cup water and 4 Tbs Milk Powder)
50gm Melted Butter
1 tsp Salt
1 Tbs Sugar, honey or blackstrap molasses
3 cups flour (either all white, 1/2 white & half wholemeal or 1 cup white four and 2 cups wholemeal)
Breadmaker instuctions:
Put into the breadmaker in the following order:
Yeast
Water
Milk (skip this if using milk powder)
Butter
Flour
Salt
Milk powder (if you are using it instead of milk)
Sugar
Cook on wholemeal cycle (I don't recommend the quick-bake option) or wholemeal dough cycle, then remove from breadmaker,shape and bake in the oven - use the breadmaker instructions.
If making by hand, the basic instructions are as follows:
Put yeast, sugar and warm water in a bowl and put it in a warm place until it bubbles and froths (5-10 minutes).
Then add milk and melted butter (make sure mixture is luke-warm) to the yeast mixture. Then add flour and salt. Mix together, then cover with cling wrap and leave it in a warm place until it has doubled in size (the oven on a very low temp works good if you don't have a 'warm place').
Tip dough out onto a floured board or bench and knead until smooth and satiny (but not sticking to the bench...you can sprinkle more flour).
Then shape dough into loaves or 12-16 pieces for buns. Leave to double in size, then cook in a hot oven (230 degrees C or 450 degress F)
I haven't quite managed to convert this from metric to imperial (I tried, but converting 50gms works out like this: 50 gram = 1.763 698 097 ounce)
Anyway, if at first you don't succeed, try and try again! Breadmaking is an art, and it is only through trial and error that you can master the art and find a recipe that works well for you!
If you are interested in buying a grain-mill for grinding your own fresh wheat flour, you can buy a good one from Marmee Dear & Co.
Coming soon...an awesome recipe for frugal flour tortilla's! A firm favorite in our household! Watch this space!
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Posted in Frugal Living
Words to live by for the frugal! I found this tip on Ruth's blog.
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Do you struggle with disorganisation and clutter in your home? (I do!!) Join in the Colossal Clutter Clean Up - confront the reasons for the clutter and break free!
Do flat surfaces in your home end up like this...
When what you really want (and need!) is this...
Click on this link to go to Amy's blog and join in the Colossal Clutter Clean Up:
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Do you have 'junk' drawers that look something like this?
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Shop with CASH instead of ‘plastic’...take out the amount you have budgeted to spend (in my case this is $150 pw for groceries) and stick with it! It is much less tempting to go over-budget, and saving is far more satisfying when you actually SEE your savings!
If you come in under budget, put the left-over money in a safe (and secret!) place...if you consistently do this, you will build up a little grocery 'nest-egg', that will enable you to have the extra money to stock up when the basics are on special, or cover the essentials on a 'lean' week. Blessings
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Porridge for breakfast is really cheap (Rolled Oats from the bulk bin section of the supermarket or bulk foods store costs 29c in NZ$ per 100gm - which is 1.5 servings for myself and three children) and healthy...the children and I have it for breakfast Monday - Friday, having cereal or other breakfast foods only in the weekends. I won't say that it's the childrens favorite breakfast...but they're used to it, and look forward to something different in the weekends. I sweeten it with raw honey (much healther than sugar!) and stir a spoonful or two of milk powder into the pot to add in some calcium and make it nice and creamy.
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Posted in Sharing my heart
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I could have written this song! It so describes ME!
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Wow I feel like I haven't blogged in ages!!! I don't actually have alot of time to blog right now...just popping in to say a big HELLO! I'm sooo excited about 2007 - it's going to be a great year! I'm doing really well with my frugal grocery shopping, cooking and baking...I'll be posting another frugal tips blog soon - I just brought a really cool cookbook called "The Destitute Gourmet - Stunning food for small change" By Sophie Gray it's a NZ book, full of great ideas to save on groceries and still cook healthy yummy meals. Anyway...must go and finish cleaning my kitchen and get ready for bed!
Blessings
P.S I should also mention that my computer has been playing up and I might need to take it in to be fixed soon, so if I don't post for awhile, that's why!! |
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I've learnt that...
Blessings
  P.S I've learnt WAY more than that this year! The main things I've learned are that I've got A LOT to learn, and that teachers learn more than students!! LOL
P.P.S I realise that this is the 2nd blog entry I've posted I've done since saying that I won't be blogging until after New Years!! LOL blogging is addictive!! I think I can safely say that I won't be blogging MUCH over the Christmas/New Year period, but there might be the odd one ;-)
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I know I said I wasn't going to blog again until after the New Year...and I won't be blogging much, but this is for my friend 40winkzzz: About my baptism: The day so did not go the way I planned! My parents and little sister and brother all turned up, and as soon as my little brother (16yo) got there (he drove himself) he had a severe seizure. It's never happened before. So he was on the ground unconscious (after the fit) while we waited for the ambulance. They don't know what caused it, but he may have epilepsy. He won't be allowed to drive for one whole year and has to take other precautions incase it happens again (it might never happen again, or he might suffer from seizures for the rest of his life...they just don't know).
So my brother and my parents and sister all went to the hospital with him and missed my baptism. I could have pulled out and done it again another time, and although I really wanted my family there, I really had it on my heart that I needed to be baptised before the end of the year, so I didn't let it stop me, even though I was a bit of a mess after all that. It was a really amazing and powerful experience.
We left church soon after my baptism and went to the hospital to see my brother. He is okay now, just really tired. After we had been to the hospital my grandparents and sister came back to our place for lunch. My sister has just recently ended her engagement and after the events of the day, she broke down and shared with me how hard she is finding everything at the moment - it must be so hard to have your whole life planned out with someone, then due to finding things out about that person have to end the relationship.
But, you know what the devil meant to hurt me, God used for His good...I got share The Message with my sister, told her how much Jesus loved her, and that she didn't need to carry the burden alone, and how much I loved her, and how special she was. She even said that she might come to church with us at Christmas!
So please pray for my little brother and for my sister as well.
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I'm going to be taking a break from blogging until after New Years - so much to do, so little time!! The plan is to sort out this unorganised mess of a house of mine, so that the Christmas to New Year period can be peaceful and enjoyable!! A huge
In NZ it's Summer at Christmas time, so I'll be spending the next few weeks at the beach, having BBQ's and relaxing in the sun, sipping virgin pina coladas...(LOL, I so can't handle alcohol after being pregnant and breastfeeding for the last 20mths!)...haha, in reality, there will (hopefully!) be a couple of days like that, but 'business as usual' for most of the time, as my dh is working through and only has he Stat holidays off.
This is Omaha beach, which is close to where my dh's parents own a holiday home...we will hopefully get to spend about 4 days there over the New Year period! So while most of the people who read my blog will be toasting chestnuts or marshmallows over the open fire...a white blanket of snow covering everything outside...I'll be enjoying my very southern hemisphere summer Christmas New Zealand style, going to the beach and enjoying lazy summer days. Don't forget the 'reason for the season'!
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to all the people who have left comments on my blog and everyone who has stopped by over the last few months. It's always really nice to know that people actually read (and enjoy!) and maybe even get something out of what I write! I certainly do anyway!
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What is better than home baking?? Forget spending all that money on Christmas presents (that they may not even like or use!) for your extended family and others you like to give gifts to at this time of the year...what about some yummy fudge? How about chocolate chip cookies...or my personal favorite at this time of the year...gingerbread!! Yummy!! Find some festive paper plates, little baskets, or boxes (try the dollar store!), tie it up with a festive ribbon and a candy cane! Get creative!! What a neat project to get the children involved in!
Remember it's not about how much money you spend...don't let the commercialism of "xmas" pull the wool over your eyes!! This is the season to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ!! It's the season to connect with our family and make sweet memories!! It's NOT the season to bankrupt your family buying gifts you can't afford, for people who probably won't like them...not to mention the stress of shopping at this time of the year...why do you think they call it the "silly season"? Turn this "silly season" into the "sweet season", bake with your precious babies, have fun getting creative in the kitchen (BTW choc chip cookies, cakes and muffins freeze really well, so you can make them in advance!).
Last but not least, don't forget those less fortunate than yourselves this Christmas...is there a nursing home you can visit to sing carols or just spend time listening and chatting to some-one who has no family to visit them, maybe getting the children to make them a homemade Christmas card? Can you help out with the Salvation Army or homeless shelter Christmas dinner? You don't have to have spare money to help others this Christmas...just the love of Jesus to share with the lost and hurting.
God bless you
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