Juggling work, family & faith in the Hospitality State
This year, I decided that the kids would have more of a hand in Christmas happies for people like teachers and family friends….literally. They began by making cinnamon ornaments for people at a local nursing home. More than once I wondered if the glitter was a good idea, but the kids had a blast! And, [...]
I have to admit that I haven’t had much “Christmas Spirit” this year. I just haven’t been “in the mood.” There’s so much to do, and I’m already so tired. (Did I mention we followed the stomach virus with an ear infection?) I finally finished decorating but can hardly enjoy the decorations for the knowledge [...]
I have to admit that sometimes I get stressed out about gift-giving during Christmastime. I want to do something nice for so many people, but to be honest, gifts for all my girlfriends just isn’t always in the budget. (And I also worry because I never want someone to feel the need to reciprocate, you [...]
Three years ago, my family was busy getting ready….not for Christmas…but for a trip to the other side of the world. Vaccines? Check! Passports? Check! Anti-Malarial Medicine? Check, Check, Check! We were stepping out on faith and taking our two-year-old daughter to Kenya with us. Everyone we knew thought we were crazy. Our parents threatened [...]
If you’re looking for some great gifts this Christmas season, this Mississippi mom and her sister can help! Laura Lyn Barr and Whitney Barnes, co-owners of Two Sisters Designs participated in their first open house last week in Oxford. The “two sisters” started doing business a few months ago when they got together and decided [...]
Yesterday, I went on a field trip with my daughter’s school to the Ag Museum, which is one of her favorite places to go…she absolutely LOVES animals. Thankfully, it warmed up just enough to walk around outside, but what I thought was so wonderful was actually INSIDE the museum. There are Christmas quilts displayed throughout [...]
Today’s Daily Groupon Deal for Jackson is half price tickets to Ballet Magnificat’s “A Christmas Dream,” which will be performed on December 17 & 18 at Thalia Mara Hall. Ballet Magnificat is a Christian-based ballet company begun by Kathy Thibodeaux. This year’s performance marks the 25th anniversary of the company’s Christmas production…you won’t want to [...]
This is a great (and easy!) craft to do with your kids this time of year. You simply trace your kids’ hands and one of their feet on light brown and dark brown material. (The first time we did this, two years ago, we used foam, but this year, we used felt…It’s a little harder [...]
It’s amazing how quickly money can disappear during the month of December. Every time I turn around, there’s something to buy, something to support or something to give. And, a lot of those things are really good things that we really want to do. As I’ve been thinking about how we can do good things [...]
