Tag: Christmas

"I believe I can be both gospel-centered AND have fun this season of my kids’ lives because that’s what it is – a season."

"Our son’s wish list added up to just over $5k and I’ve never wanted to make someone live on the streets until now... Our daughter’s asked for a Barbie dream house to share so they can fight over a pretend house inside our real house."

Try not to cry. I DARE YOU.

How do we make the holiday season special for our older kids when the magic and wonder of the younger years is gone? Well, I asked this exact question on Facebook recently and received some pretty amazing responses! So I decided to put them all together in one spot and share them with you here.

"Until a few years ago as December approached I would find myself starting to worry. Would everyone have a good time? Had I remembered everyone’s presents? Did the house look festive enough? Pressure and stress built up as the list of non-negotiable (as I saw it at the time) events filled my diary."

"We all know that the story of Christmas is about the birth of Jesus, but I think we lose a lot of the meanings because we don't dig a little deeper."

The tweet went viral with single people across the Internet erupting into a mutual declaration that “we are all Emily.”

The boy's family has been preserving it for decades...