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The Best Way to Explain Easter to a Kindergartner
What is the best way to explain Easter to a kindergartner? She knows the story, she knows Jesus, but I want to help her understand the depth of His choice to go to the cross for us. Choosing to follow Jesus means more than just thinking He was a great guy. We have to grasp our sin sent Him to the cross. I need to really talk with my kid about Jesus, even the hard things. During Lent, we had been devotionally traveling through Jesus’s last week, reading about Palm Sunday, discussing how Jesus’s humble entrance into Jerusalem on the donkey fulfilled ancient prophecy. Can you imagine any of our…
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Caramel Chocolate-Chip Walnut Chocolate Brownies
This recipe is a twist on typical caramel brownies. Like caramel brownies? You’ll Love these! I’m sharing this recipe that was handed down by my mom. I have no idea where she found it or if it was supposed to be a secret I’ll take to my grave (shhhh), but these are delicious and a Christmas staple in our home. Ingredients 1 pkg German Chocolate Cake Mix 1 pkg caramel bits (found in baking aisle near other baking chips) 1 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter (or margarine) 1 5 oz. can of evaporated milk 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup chopped walnuts Melt the butter and add to dry…
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Adventures in Advent
I’m trying to catch lightning in a bottle, carefully crafting my daughter’s impressions of Christmas as being magical, one of family and warmth, of cozy reading and precious traditions passed down to her, bonding her to our family, rooting her in love, creating the foundation of celebrating Christ’s birth in our adventures in advent season. She is four and a half, young enough that everyday moments still inspire wonder and excitement, old enough that these moments are becoming memories, hopefully that she will pass onto her own children someday. When I think back to my Christmases as a child, I struggle to remember more than a handful of specific gifts.…
