Day 18 Winner

Our Day 18 discussion was about who does the Christmas shopping at your house.  I was really surprised at how many people shop online!  I need to tap into that more because I hate shopping so much.  You all inspired me!The Day 18 drawing winner is...

25 Days of Giveaways: Day 20

First things first for todays post.  It was 19 years ago today that we added another Savage to our household.  Erica was born sometime during the 4am hour (honestly, there are five of them….I remember the generalities, but not always the...

Day 17 winner

I loved reading so many wonderful Christmas stories.  I think it’s safe to say that Christmas brings many wonderful memories to our hearts and minds. Congratulations to Nancy!  She’s our Day 17 winner and I’ll be sending her the Hearts at...

25 Days of Giveaways: Day 19

My boys are officially on Christmas break now, so we’re launching our two weeks of togetherness.  We’re staying close to home this year, just enjoying the holiday with our immediate family.What do you do during the holiday break?  Do you...

Day 16 Winner

Our discussion about Santa or no Santa was a great one!  I think people on both sides of the issue have great reasons for the choices they make.  If you’d like to see all the great discussion, you can see it here. Our Day 16 drawing winner is...

25 Days of Giveaways: Day 18

At our house, my hubby is more of a shopper than I am.  In fact, he often leads the way in Christmas shopping.  We usually Christmas shop together for most of our gifts, but he’s more likely to run out and get specific items or run to the 10 different...

Day 15 Winner

I loved reading all the gift wrapping ideas and traditions!  Some of the great ideas shared were wrapping all gifts in brown paper bags and letting the kids decorate the gifts with Christmas stickers or stamps, or wrapping gifts in reusable shopping...

25 Days of Giveaways: Day 17

I’ve experienced 40 something Christmas celebrations in my lifetime.  When I think back over those years, one of my favorite celebrations was one when I was a child and my mom made my sister and I matching floor-length skirts and blouses.  I put my...

Day 14 Winner and Day 9 Winner!

I loved hearing about everyone’s family food traditions!  Thank you for sharing! The winner of our Day 14 giveaway is Susan!  I’ll be sending her the Hearts at Home book I’m Glad I’m A Mom!And guess what?  I completely...

25 Days of Giveaways: Day 16

At our house we don’t do Santa Clause.  Never have.  Our reasons for doing so are simply because we didn’t want to take away from the reason for the season.What about you?  Santa Clause or no Santa Clause?Those who participate in...

Day 13 Winner

I loved our Day 13 discussion about gift-giving between you and your spouse!  Two comments stood out to me: Nancy shared that she and her hubby write each other love letters for Christmas.  What a powerful gift that must be!  And Devin shared that she...

25 Days of Giveaways: Day 15

Yesterday I hosted a Christmas luncheon at my house for our senior leadership of Hearts at Home.  We chatted about all things holiday and one idea was shared that has really stuck with me.  This was an idea about gift wrapping in a simple,...

Day 12 Winner

Congratulations to Elizabeth!  She’s the winner of the Day 12 drawing for the Hearts at Home book Mama Said There’d Be Days Like This by Jenn Doucette.Keep these discussions going!  I’m learning so much!

25 Days of Giveaways: Day 14

One of the things I look forward to every Christmas our a family tradition of having persimmon pudding for dessert.  Anyone else ever had persimmon pudding?  (Some of you are thinking, “what is a persimmon?”)  Even though my mammaw has been...

Day 11 Winner

Our Day 11 Winner is Sunny!  She wins the Go Fish CD!  Congratulations Sunny!Since our Day 11 discussion about favorite movies, I’ve been enjoying several Hallmark Holiday movies!  Did anybody watch “Christmas in Canaan”?  It was...