There’s no time to waste with Tip #3… The opposite of great is good, and we’ll never hit “best” if we settle for “easy”! When it comes to ensuring that our Christmas season is peaceful, joyful, and (mostly) stress-free, the greatest tool in our arsenal is the ability to say a well-placed NO. The fast-paced…
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Tip #2 For a Stress-Free (Less Tears) Christmas
How’s it going with that stress-free (less tears) Christmas plan? Were you able to catch those pesky expectations and put them to death? Did you help your children manage their own expectations to make room for gratitude, not grumbling? Here’s tip #2 to reduce your holiday anxiety. This tip is fully focused around the word…
Read MoreWhat Happens When Christmas is Blue?
“I know it’s Christmas, but I just feel sad!” What is a parent to do if their child just isn’t joyful this Christmas season? While you’ll find plenty of articles and blogs that deal with adult depression and darkness during the holiday season, there’s an unspoken expectation that children will just automatically be filled…
Read MoreChristmas Isn’t Just for the Kids!!
Christmas is the perfect season to establish new and meaningful traditions! Whether it’s loading everyone in the family car to drive around looking at Christmas lights or reading aloud beloved books that only come out during the holiday season, it’s so fun to develop new holiday routines that will bring joy to the whole…
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Are you looking for a way to turn the holidays into a time of spiritual growth, family unity, and wonderful lifelong memories? Start this Christmas season off right by helping your family turn their focus off of self and on to serving others! Christmas is one of those holidays that, if we’re not careful, can…
Read MoreThe Christmas Truth It Took Me Too Many Years To Learn…
Christmas is such a special holiday around my house. But to be honest, Christmas is so much more than just a day; it’s the entire month from Thanksgiving until the actual morning we sit around the tree opening presents. Always, like forever, my goal was that the month of Christmas celebration would be a fun time of…
Read MoreA 25-Day Countdown to a Character-Filled Christmas Day #25
Day #25 Luke 2:1-20 2 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee,…
Read MoreA 25-Day Countdown to a Character-Filled Christmas Day #24
Day #24 Romans 8:6 Do you want a home that is permeated by the character quality of peacefulness? I know that I do! A peaceful home will become a safe haven for our own families, as well as a sanctuary to friends and acquaintances who are looking for a calm refuge during their own times…
Read MoreA 25-Day Countdown to a Character-Filled Christmas Day #23
Day #23 Proverbs 27:12 We’re almost to the end of our 25-day countdown! I hope you’ve seen positive change in your own level of character health, as well as in the level of character evidenced in your children’s lives. Today’s character quality goes all the way back to day one of our countdown. It is…
Read MoreA 25-Day Countdown to a Character-Filled Christmas Day #22
Day #22 Galatians 6:9 What does it mean to have a character defined by perseverance? Is perseverance something for adults to demonstrate, but it’s just unattainable for our kids? Without perseverance, is it possible to accomplish great things? Today’s character quality is what marks the difference between those who live their…
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Megan Scheibner 