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If you take
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1. Dress your
kids in a bright costume so others can see
them. If their costume is dark, have your
kids wear reflective strips or carry a glow
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2. Instead of
masks, have your kids wear make-up so they
can see better.
3. Check your kids’
candy before they eat it. Throw out any
candy that is not in its original wrapper or
looks like it has been tampered with.
4. Make sure
your kids have tons of fun and get lots and
lots of candy ;-)
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It's About Time
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by Jolene Philo |
An early September trip to a craft store, where I saw
Christmas items prominently displayed, forced me to check the calendar. “Yes,” I
told myself, “ it is time to start Christmas shopping.”
It’s hard to whip up holiday spirit when the weather’s warm and the calendar
says you have almost 100 days to go. But every October, two reasons spark my
holiday spirit. First, shopping early means there’s more time to celebrate the
coming of Christ in December. Second, it saves money. If those reasons make the
sugar plums do a happy dance in your head, you’re ready to shop.
Establish a Budget
Before you start, make a budget. With your spouse, decide how much money you can
spend without going into debt. Gift giving doesn’t honor the Savior’s birth if
your spending creates debt.
Once you know your spending limits, get a couple blank note pages from the back
of your planner and make two lists. On one, record every person who needs a
gift: family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, club and school gift exchanges. On
the second, list other holiday purchases: the Christmas tree, decorations,
lights, stocking stuffers, cards, postage and gift wrap. Then use your budget to
assign dollar limits for all gifts and purchases.
If the limits depress you, don’t lose heart. Expensive gifts aren’t essential to
a Christ-focused Christmas. And your kids don’t need to receive everything on
their wish lists as much as they need the example of parents who spend within
their means.
Be Creative
But if staying within your budget seems impossible, don’t give up. Use creative
gift ideas, like the ones below. They can stretch your dollars and establish
traditions your family, friends and co-workers will look forward to and enjoy
for years.
• Implement a gift exchange with extended family members. Have cousins draw
names so they exchange gifts with just one other cousin. Do the same with aunts
and uncles. Set dollar limits and stick to them.
• If that’s still too pricey, do a five dollar white elephant gift exchange
instead. Make crazy rules to decide the order for distributing and opening
gifts. Make more rules for “stealing” and “restealing” items. Our extended
family does this and everyone, from kids to grandparents, scour thrift stores
all year looking for unforgettable bargains.
• Draw names amongst co-workers and club members instead of buying each person a
gift. Again, stick to a spending limit.
• Use your hobbies to create inexpensive gifts. Knitters and crochets, quilters,
scrapbookers, woodworkers, bakers – the possibilities are endless.
• Give the gift of time. Offer to baby sit a friend’s kids. Spend a day
cleaning, doing yard work or sorting through old pictures with parents or
grandparents.
Give Memories
School or graduation pictures, prints of special events and your child’s artwork
are gifts family members will appreciate. Years ago my mother-in-law gave me
boxes of slides she’d taken while raising three boys on an Alaskan homestead.
Each November, I make a few slides made into prints to send to his brothers. The
pictures bring back wonderful memories of their childhoods. Use pictures to
preserve family history for your loved ones, too.
Prepare to Shop
Now, put the two lists you made earlier in your planner. Clearly write spending
limits beside each name, along with clothing and shoe sizes and wish list items
that match your budget. Put two envelopes in the back of your planner. Stash
receipts in one so you can locate them quickly if case of returns or exchanges.
Put discount coupons you will use in the second.
Start Shopping
Finally, you are ready to shop. Watch sales flyers and garage sale ads, check
Internet shopping sites and eBay for the best deals. Purchase items on your list
when the prices match your budget. Never leave home without your planner. Set a
target date, perhaps December 1, to be done shopping. Once your purchases are
completed, quit looking at the sales flyers and don’t go where you could impulse
shop. Schedule a final shopping trip during the after Christmas sales so you can
stock up on gift wrap, cards and other staples needed for next year.
As gifts accumulate, you need a safe storage spot. That’s not easy to find since
kids have noses trained to sniff out even the most cleverly hidden toys. Ask a
nearby friend or relative if you can store your gifts in a box or large plastic
tote in their basement. Then offer to store theirs in return. This tactic will
also keep you from forgetting where your gifts are located. Two heads are better
than one!
Set an Example
If you finish shopping early, you’ll have time to establish meaningful holiday
traditions with your kids. You could celebrate Advent together, building
anticipation for the arrival of Baby Jesus. Or you could read Christmas stories,
research the origin of Santa Claus, go caroling together, visit elderly
neighbors. Spending time with your children gives them a gift money can’t buy:
your example of true Christmas spirit, a heart grateful for God’s love expressed
in His Son, a heart compelled to share His love with others.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jolene Philo is a freelance writer and
speaker who lives in Boone, Iowa. She shares her house and her home office with
her husband Hiram, daughter Anne, and dachshund Abby. You can learn more about
her at her website, www.jolenephilo.com.
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Length: approx. 35 minutes
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Featured Recipe
Chili
Macaroni Bake |
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 lb. ground beef (or turkey or veal)
1 15 oz. can of tomato sauce
2 cups uncooked macaroni
1 can Cheddar Cheese soup.
Cook macaroni according to package
directions. Meanwhile brown meat and onion
in a skillet. Pour off fat and stir in
tomato sauce. Simmer for 10 minutes. Pour
meat mixture and macaroni into a casserole
dish and mix well. Pour cheese soup over the
top and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
Recipe
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Bizymoms Cookbook by Diana
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Virtual Word Publishing, Inc.
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Here's a Halloween trick that's sure to give
your child a chill: a drinking glass that
serves up a phantom message.
MATERIALS:
Drinking glass
Water
Dishwashing liquid
Time needed: 30 Minutes or
Less
1. Add a couple drops of dish
detergent to a small bowl of water. Dip your
finger in the water and write a spooky
greeting on the outside of the glass, then
put it in the freezer for at least 10
minutes.
2. Remove the glass from
the freezer and look for the ghostly
letters.
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Knight in Shining Armor
Discovering your Lifelong Love
by P.B. Wilson
Knight in
Shining Armor by P.B. Wilson is a great
read for any single Christian woman that
wishes to one day marry. P.B Wilson reminds
single women that they need to allow God,
not the world, fashion them so that He can
present them to their husbands.
All too often single Christian women get
caught up in taking the matter of finding a
husband into their own hands but P.B. Wilson
gave a gentle reminder that when the time is
right God will bring that special “Mr.
Right” into your life. In the meantime she
said that Christian women need to stop
visiting places where men hang out and stop
worrying about when, where and whether that
special day will come.
I loved the challenge that she brings forth
in her book for all single Christian women.
She challenges any single women who are not
dating at this moment to commit the next six
months of their life to not dating. Instead
she suggests that those six months should be
spent allowing God to work with them in
preparation for marriage. She warns women to
be aware that during that six months of not
dating that it’s possible Satan will come
along and throw a counterfeit in there to
try to distract you.
I laughed when I read the following
statement in her book – “…if you do happen
to meet someone during those six months tell
them to call back at the end of the six
months because right now God has you under
construction.” She stated that if he sticks
around and calls you after the six months
then you’ll know he’s the one. The reason
this made me laugh is because as a single
woman myself that hasn’t dated in quite
awhile the thought of turning down a date
makes me chuckle and to think of the look of
surprise on a man’s face when you tell them
you are under construction for six months!
But after thinking about it, it makes
perfect sense why she says to tell the
prospective ‘date’ to call after six months
because all too often Satan does throw
something in our path to distract us.
I highly recommend P.B Wilson’s Knight in
Shining Armor to all the single Christian
women out there!
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