Comments on: Celebrating a Simpler Christmas

By: Kelli

Kelli — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:30:23 +0000

Such wonderful ideas! Though I always fail in the baking area. I LOVE to bake and save it all up for Christmas. My girlfriends and I get together for a day of baking and then we all share. And this year we are doing a “goodie swap” at work. So fun!

This year my family is doing a food swap for Christmas instead of presents. My mom is going to do batches of her favorite casseroles and share with us to freeze. I think I am going share homemade chicken broth and turkey meatballs to freeze. We just don’t need anymore stuff!

Keep the great ideas coming!

Blessings!
Kelli

By: Jens

Jens — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:51:06 +0000

Thank-you

By: JC

JC — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:21:24 +0000

Thanks for adding in giving to others. We are spending about $100 on our family (including grand parents and great grandparents- who will be getting calendars). We will then give about $150 to $200 to our church/lottie moon missionary fund.

I made my son (18 mo) a little backpack, along with a book.

We do 3 presents each plus a Christmas letter. Our 3 gifts have categories with meaning driven from the 3 gifts Jesus was given as a baby (gold, frankincense and myrrh). I plan on posting about it next monday.

By: Elodie

Elodie — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:47:16 +0000

Hi Lindsay,
That’s the first time I write a comment but I read your blog often for a couple of month. I am french living in Arizona and I so much enjoy your posts. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I wish you and your family a very merry Christmas and a lot of blessings.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:57:32 +0000

You use a colon and then an end parenthesis. Enjoy!

By: Jens

Jens — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:49:16 +0000

Great post. I to want to have a more simple christmas this year.
P.S. How do make those little happy faces that are put on the commants??
God bless and thank-you

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:31:50 +0000

These are all great ideas! We also do homemade gifts and set a strict budget for our gifts. It makes Christmas so much easier and less stressful.

There is a surprise for you at my blog!

By: judy

judy — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 12:14:58 +0000

I so enjoy your posts! Praise God for your talent and willingness to share. judy

By: zsera

zsera — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:44:52 +0000

What a concept A simple Christmas sounds right up my alley! Thanks for all of the ideas.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:34:14 +0000

This is a really nice post. Thank you. This year I’m using left over Christmas cards from other Christmases. Next year we’ll be sending pictures of our family of 3! I’ll have to try Costco. I am also considering what to give our neighbors. I really like the bread idea. Those can look so sweet with a pretty bow on them. It’s also important to be reminded that I can say no to some of the events that we are constantly being invited to. Frankly, I don’t know about you, but I just don’t have the energy to have much more than a simple Christmas this year!

Blessings.