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Christmas in July: A Giveaway!

July 31, 2010 by Aliesha

***THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED***

Yesterday I started working on some Christmas planning, shopping, list-making, and crafting. I know it’s early, but I got really excited about Christmas all of a sudden, and thought I should put the energy to good use!

One of the projects I started working on is sewing little felt bird Christmas ornaments. I would love to make enough bird ornaments (this kind and several others too) to fill our whole tree this year. Fabric ornaments are very child(and cat)-friendly.
Today I am giving away one of these little bird ornaments to a faithful blog reader!

To enter this giveaway (mandatory for entry):

– Leave a comment on this post with a time-saving Christmas tip. This can be about anything from entertaining to decorating, or from crafting to gift buying. Just share a way you’ve learned to make the holiday season less stressful!
– Make sure your email address is visible in your profile (or leave it in a comment)

For additional giveaway entries (leave a separate comment for each):

– Tweet about this giveaway and link back directly to this post
– Blog about this giveaway and link back directly to this post
– Become a follower of Feathers in Our Nest through Google Friend connect

This giveaway is open to all residents of the continental U.S.

This giveaway will remain open until Tuesday, August 10 at 11:59PM. A winner will randomly be selected and announced later that week (unless I have a baby, in which case at some point in the distant future you will hear about the winner of this giveaway).

***THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED***
Thanks for reading!

Filed Under: Christmas, giveaways, holidays

Christmas Memories 2009

December 31, 2009 by Aliesha

Well, I didn’t do such a great job of blogging over Christmas, so I’ll try to re-cap our first Christmas memories in this post.

Christmas Eve
We went to church and enjoyed a worshipful service, which included communion and a candlelit rendition of Silent Night sung by the whole church.

Christmas
We enjoyed reading the Christmas story from Luke 2 together (NASB and also the Jesus Storybook Bible). We exchanged gifts with one another and then had a yummy brunch of pineapple, grapefruit, cranberry juice, coffee, ham & cheese egg scramble, and warm frosted cinnamon buns. We called several family members during the day, but for the most part, just enjoyed a quiet day together reading and (one of us) playing with our new helicopter. 🙂For dinner we had steaks cooked this way and topped with sauteed mushrooms and onions. On the side, we had loaded baked potatoes and broccoli rice pilaf (all of the other side dishes I had planned seemed to fall through!). We also had sweet tea and a sparkling peach (non-alcoholic) drink.Day after Christmas and following
My family came in town for a few days after Christmas. We had an absolutely wonderful time with them here! It was their first visit to our little town and their first time coming to our church. I didn’t manage to get a single picture while they were here (and I’m kicking myself for it now!). But our fellowship was sweet and it was so special that they could be here.

We are blessed that we were able to make so many wonderful memories our first Christmas together!

Filed Under: Christmas, family, holidays, Tad

Christmas Youth Party

December 31, 2009 by Aliesha

The week before Christmas, Tad planned a party for the youth (and many of the parents and sponsors as well). We had a bonfire, s’mores, a gingerbread house-making contest, a white elephant gift exchange, and lots of fun! Here are a few pictures Andrea graciously took since I forgot my camera.

Filed Under: Christmas, holidays, ministry, Tad

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