Homesteading Wife In Training

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all of you. This is the time we all make New Year's resolutions and so I'm going to make a list of goals I would like to accomplish. I don't make resolutions because I think they are too easy to break. Last year I posted some goals for 2008 but my mother passed away in February and so my goals just kind of went out the window.

Here are a few of my goals:

1. Devote some time for  God which includes a daily devotion and Bible reading
2. Have a time of prayer for family and friends
3. Drastically reduce my TV watching
4. Learn to sew at least one easy project and one not so easy project
5. Teach my girls an easy sewing project
6. Declutter my home

That's my short list of goals. I think for me I need to start small because it is too easy to get discouraged.

Merry Christmas vs Happy Holidays

I used to think that people who said Happy Holidays were including all the holidays that were in December and New Years for January just to make sure they had their bases covered. Holidays such as Hanukah, Christmas and Kwanzaa. As a matter of fact there was a record company(Sam Goody I think) that had a word that combined some of the letters of the three holidays but I can't remember what is was. Something like Merry Christhanukwanza or something weird like that.

Anyway, this year I paid more attention to ads and what people are saying and discovered that it really is "scary" for people to say the word "Christmas". Hallmark channel boasted showing back to back "holiday" movies all month long. What holiday movies are they showing? Well movies around a Christmas theme of course. Television ads begged you to shop at their store "this holiday". Have you finished your " holiday shopping" ads ask.

Now granted there are some channels that my dear daughter reminded me that The Disney Channel did show TV shows and movies that include all three holidays such as Full Court Miracle which is a Hanakuh movie, a bunch of Christmas episodes of cartoon and TV shows and The Proud Family had a Kwanzaa episode.

But still people should still be able to say Merry Christmas and not feel ashamed. Jesus is the reason for the season.

Rock Out Christmas Songs

I really love listening to Christian Christmas music but I absolutely detest what some artists have done to some of the most sacred Christmas songs. These songs found in most hymnals were written as worship songs to the Lord but I have heard songs like  O Holy Night, We Three Kings, etc  with this totally head banging beat and it is nauseating to listen to. I can't imagine what the early hymn writers would think of what has been done to their songs.

Secret Angel

Yesterday someone who didn't want to reveal themselves left a basket of full Christmas baking supplies and a gingerbread Christmas tree kit. I saw the shadow of the person placing the basket but since I knew he or she didn't want to reveal themselves I waited until I knew the he or she was gone before I opened the door.

The girls were so happy and we attempted to make the gingerbread Christmas tree. Well it was a little more complicated than we thought even though the kit came with premade gingerbread cookies of various sizes to form the tree. It looks like the Leaning Tower of Pisa or a Christmas tree that didn't get starightened before the screws on the tree stand were tightened. LOL

Despite our efforts, it's a very cute and delicious looking tree. The girls of course want to eat it but I told them they have to wait until later when daddy can see it.

 Have a Christ filled Christmas.

On a Lighter Note

Wow! I had this post all typed and everything, clicked preview entry and then it was gone forever.

Anyway Christmas is almost here and thanks to the generosity of our church, we were able to do some Christmas shopping and buy some groceries.

I don't like shopping with all those crowds of people though. I prefer shopping online with my cup of coffee or tea to keep me company.

Until next time..