Category: Your Home

Do a Christmas craft or bake with the kids, remembering that the object is to have fun, not end up with something that looks beautiful. Let the kids lead rather than follow.

Pray for your husband. Think about what prayers he would want you to pray and add those to your own. Pray for yourself in the role of his wife and teammate. After praying for him, consider writing down your prayer and sharing it with him. Don’t have a husband? Pray for the father of your…

Write a note to someone you won’t see this Christmas and mail it to her or him. Emails and mass Christmas cards do not count.

Have a hot chocolate and game night tonight… heat up a few cups, add marshmallows and stir with a candy cane. Give your games a Christmas twist: Christmas Pictionary, Scrabble with only Christmas words, charades, or yelling “Happy Birthday Jesus” instead of Uno.

Pray for your immediate family… as a group and as individuals. To help you focus and be in the moment, write down your prayers as you pray them.