There is a year-round charity that sends “shoe boxes” full of items for under privileged children throughout the world. Operation Christmas Child is just one charitable endeavor of Samaritan’s Purse International Relief. They ask donors to use a cardboard or plastic shoe box to put supplies in, and to enclose at least $7 per box […]
Reduce Christmas Stress We previously wrote about some summer-time Christmas stress reducing concepts, but now that it is closer to Holiday season, we would like to provide some additional ideas to minimize Christmas stress. Fall is a great preparation time for the holidays before it gets crazy. Christmas Lights: Take out and test all of […]
Here’s a true story from a good friend of ours, named Susie. Susie comes from a large family. Her grandmother had 6 children, her mom had 5, and most have 2.2 children. As a result, they entertain about 45 guests on Christmas, which allows more food variety than if there were only 12 guests. Guests […]
Twelve Days of Christmas There has been much misunderstanding as to what the twelve days of Christmas means, partly due to different interpretations or traditions. It is not the twelve days before Christmas as it begins on December 25 or Christmas day, and ends on January 5. The twelfth night is followed by the Epiphany […]
With only 1% of the Chinese population Christian, you might think Christmas is not celebrated in China. However, Christians in China have similar traditions as the United States. They celebrate Christmas in China by decorating their houses with paper lanterns and lighting, and trim their Christmas tree with paper flowers, chains, and lanterns. Chinese Christians […]