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This is the time of year I want to eat dessert first and I don’t crave sweets. For some reason, Christmas does all things sugarplums and sugar beautiful and delectable! I’m doing some Christmas baking this week and making thiS DARK CHOCOLATE ALMOND AND CHERRY BARK. Look for a recipe next Sunday. Now here’s what’s on the menu this week…

THE REAL CHRISTMAS STORY

I’m a Christmas person! I love love love the whole nine yards of tinsel, presents, music, and the tree! I love all the Christmas movies and getting together with family and sending Christmas cards. I love Christmas lights and jingle bells and fa-la-la-ing! I love love love the Christmas story! God-in-flesh coming down to sinful man to woo us and rescue us and bring all things right again between Him and us! But, if we are really telling the true Christmas story it has nothing to do with all the traditional trappings we wrap around this time of year!

UPDATING AN OLD CHRISTMAS WREATH

I bet you have an old ratty fake green Christmas wreath lying around your basement or in the garage or way back in the darkness of a closet. Great! Grab it because today I’m sharing how to update an old wreath and make it spectacularly festive and oh, so Christmassy! You will be so glad you saved it! I can’t wait to show you just how easy it is! Let’s get going you will want to use it later today!

HOW TO FEED A CROWD AT CHRISTMAS AND NOT LOSE YOUR CHRISTMAS SPIRIT!

Here at StoneGable, we are in full Christmas mode. This year I’m planning for lots of family Christmas day! Lots of young adults and kids and little ones. I recently got an email from a reader about feeding a crowd on Christmas day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And I thought many of you might be wondering about the logistics of doing that too! Today is Practically Speaking and we are talking how to feed a crowd at Christmas and not lose your Christmas Spirit!

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THE EASIEST CHRISTMAS CENTERPIECES DIY AND A BEAUTIFUL WREATH GIVEAWAY

Oh, my friends, I have such a brilliant idea for creating simple, yet magnificent Christmas centerpieces today! I wondered as I was putting two of the easiest Centerpieces you will ever create, “Why didn’t I think of this earlier”?!!! And if you love fresh green in your home here is a way of making stunning arrangements without all the work and mess. Let’s make these easiest Christmas Centerpieces!

CHRISTMAS ON THE BACK PORCH

Here at StoneGable, we have a big porch wrapping it’s sturdy arms around our home. Last week I shared my front porch and today I’m sharing a special spot on my back porch for winter sitting. I love to swing or to rock on my back porch even in the winter. So I decked out back porch rocking chairs with a little Christmas spirit. Welcome to Christmas on the back porch.