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Category: A Non Commercial Christmas

December 24, 2017April 10, 2023A Non Commercial Christmas, a piece of my mind, Advent, The Charis Project

What Christmas Songs Tell Us About Hate

It’s all around us this time of year, if we listen. Subversive, revolutionary ideas about how the world ought to be fill […]

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November 15, 2013April 10, 20237 quick takes, A Non Commercial Christmas, birth, Celebrating Together, Home schooling, learning how to not be afraid, The Charis Project

7 Quick Takes – So much to say

Little bits from around the web that I thought worth sharing. I wanted to include pictures but my internet out here in […]

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December 18, 2011April 10, 2023A Non Commercial Christmas, Celebrating Together, life with short people

Of the Father’s Love Begotten

After a super fun day of preparing for and hosting the girl’s double, we were both born the week before Christmas, birthday […]

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December 8, 2011April 10, 2023A Non Commercial Christmas, Celebrating Together, so do something about it, we like adventures

The $2 day challenge

“We’re going to eat for only $2 each for the whole day tomorrow!” I announce. “Do you think we can do that?” […]

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December 7, 2011April 10, 2023A Non Commercial Christmas, Celebrating Together, I want to remember, life with short people, the church year for children

St. Nicholas Day – How our family deals with Santa Claus

If you’ve been reading here a long time you would know that we try to avoid the standard commercialism of the Christmas […]

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September 22, 2011April 10, 2023A Non Commercial Christmas, Celebrating Together, family, The Charis Project, The I'm not perfect club, the parenting files

Maybe I AM a Hypocrite

He makes me wonder these days if I’m a hypocrite. We’re standing there in the dining room, his face flushed and his […]

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December 16, 2010April 10, 2023A Non Commercial Christmas, Celebrating Together, so do something about it

The Labor of Advent

We sit and sort through tiny beads, searching for the right ones.  Stringing letters one by one we name the nameless, the […]

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December 16, 2009April 10, 2023A Non Commercial Christmas, Celebrating Together, so do something about it

Give some joy this Christmas-*updated*

Wow, you guys rock. 5 more bunks beds donated and 5 more for clothes and shoes as well! That means we’ve only […]

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December 23, 2008April 10, 2023A Non Commercial Christmas, Celebrating Together

Non Commercial Christmas- A few more thoughts

So I know for some people with children the hardest part about the whole idea of not exchanging Christmas gifts with each […]

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December 15, 2008April 10, 2023A Non Commercial Christmas, Celebrating Together

Ideas for a Non Commercial Christmas #2-What about the family?

Last week a reader asked, What about your family though (not your husband’s)? How has this way of Christmas affected their traditions […]

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