Christ-Centered Christmas Traditions that Children Love

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Christmas Traditions That Children Love

We love Christmas so much at our house. All the traditions, all the decorations, all the presents.

Even the cheesy parts, like schmaltzy Christmas music and drinking hot cocoa by the fire.

We love watching Home Alone and The Santa Clause, wearing Santa hats and listening to someone read A Christmas Carol (even if it’s just the Disney picture book version with Mickey Mouse).

We love Christmas so much because we love celebrating that Jesus came into the world to live the life we couldn’t live, die the death we should have died, and make us right with God now and forever.

This is such good news (what we Christians call “the gospel”) that our family loves to do anything that makes the coming of Jesus seem as beautiful, fun, attractive, intriguing, inspiring, and awesome as it truly is.

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21 Quirky & Awesome Gifts for Musicians

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21 Gifts for the Musician in Your Life

The best gifts for musicians are those off-the-beaten-path gift ideas that are both awesome and just a little bit quirky.

Because – let’s face it – musicians are weird. So a quirky gift for a musician is weirdly fitting. As a musician myself (guitar, and I tinker around on a banjo) I know that musicians like gifts that are just a little bit… different.

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21 Things You Can Age In A Barrel

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Make things in oak barrels!

In this article, we’re going to look at twenty-one things you can age in a barrel.

Barrel aging is so on point right now. From beer to beeswax, there are tons of things you can age in a barrel. Our ancestors knew all about canning and cellars and barrel aging, and it seems like we’re rediscovering it thanks to the internet.

Perhaps because of all of our web-savvy tethers to technology we have this internal and almost inexpressible yearning to go back to the ways things were back in the day.

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14 Casablanca Gift Ideas for the Movie Buff

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So you need a Casablanca gift. A gift idea with a “Casablanca” or classic movie theme.

Film buffs are known for being picky gift recipients, but I think that if you take the time to understand what is important to them then you will be well-equipped to find the perfect movie gift, every time. We’ve collected 14 Casablanca Gift Ideas for the Movie Buff to help you out.

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30 Whiskey Gift Ideas

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If you’re celebrating a whiskey lover – birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, a new job offer, Christmas, or any other occasion that calls for a gift – here are 30 whiskey gift ideas that will go down real smooth with a touch of class.

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