Valentine’s Day Idea

Valentine's Day isn't a major holiday…unless you're a florist, candy maker, or greeting card company. Still, holidays and their expectations can cause undue stress when the should be fun. My Valentine's Day idea is to keep it simple. This applies to most holidays and...

Romantic Getaway Package

This post brought to you by Hiltons of Branson. All opinions are 100% mine. Every wedding anniversary, Sam and I go on a romantic getaway together. With six children and a home business, being alone is a rare occurrence. More than just being alone, the complete...

Christmas Eve Nativity Pageant

Every Christmas Eve we gather our family together to have a musical, spiritual remembrance of the real meaning of Christmas: Jesus Christ. We dress up (with bathrobes and sheets and towels and broom handles and foil crowns and anything else handy) and act out the...

Christmas Shepherd’s Feast

Rather than have a more traditional big holiday meal, on Christmas Eve, while reenacting the nativity, we have a shepherd's feast. We sit on a blanket on the family room floor and eat by the light of the fire. While the food isn't authentic to shepherd's of...