If you’re wondering what to give up for Lent, this idea can help cleanse you spiritually and organize you physically. Here’s how to declutter your home in 40 days – in preparation for Easter. This guest post is from Elizabeth Kathryn Gerold-Miller – a spiritual blogger and write-at-home mother. Before her tips, a quip: “Eliminate physical [...]
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Spiritual Christmas – How to Increase Spirituality at Christmas
A spiritual Christmas will make your holiday more joyous, peaceful, and fulfilling. Here are five tips for increasing spirituality at Christmas, starting with an inspirational Christmas quotation… “Christmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and wise men falling to their knees in [...]
Can Christians Celebrate Halloween? 5 Tips for a Spiritual Halloween
Some Christians ignore Halloween while other Christians (like me!) believe there’s no harm in celebrating Halloween. These spiritual tips for Halloween are for Christian families who want to celebrate without losing sight of their spirituality. Here’s one way of my favorite ways to answer the ”should Christians celebrate Halloween?” question: “Even though Halloween has pagan origins, because of your [...]
6 Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Easter With Your Family
Despite what you see in the stores, Easter isn’t about chocolate bunnies and Easter Cream Eggs! These meaningful ways to celebrate Easter with your family will help you create new Easter traditions and customs, or liven up your annual activities. Before the tips, a quip: “For I remember it is Easter morn, and life and love and peace [...]
5 Ways to Create a More Spiritual Easter Holiday
Like Christmas, Easter is a Christian holiday that has lost its spiritual or Christ-centered focus for many people. If you want to create a more spiritual Easter, try these tips for making this holiday more meaningful for you and your family… “The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over [...]
Treat Yourself on Valentine’s Day with Gifts of Love
Valentine’s Day isn’t just for sweethearts; it’s a wonderful opportunity to give yourself gifts of love. There are many creative Valentine’s gift ideas to share with others, but what about showering yourself with love? How often do you pamper yourself, treat yourself special, and totally adore yourself? Here’s how two smart, famous artists view self-love: [...]
Christmas Poems as Holiday Gifts – Give Poetry at Christmas
Writing Christmas poems as a holiday gift is creative and meaningful. These tips for giving poetry at Christmas include three ways to write poems, from author Sage Cohen. This poet see poetry not just as an art form, but as a way of life. “Poetry can’t change our bank statements, but it can change the way we think about wealth [...]
Survive Christmas Holiday Stress with a Positive Attitude
It takes a positive attitude to survive the Christmas holidays and come out unscathed. Parties, decadent tasty treats, giving and receiving gifts – all sounds wonderful doesn’t it? Yet this festive holiday season can be one of the most stressful times of the year for many. Being overwhelmed and frazzled tend to upstage feelings of [...]
