Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. Does getting ready for the holidays feel burdensome or overwhelming to you? In Episode 63 of Loving Life at Home, we're discussing strategies to steer clear of stress, side-step the hustle-bustle, and enjoy a merry, meaningful, and blissfully peaceful advent season.

- Philippians 4:6 - "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."

- Romans 14:5 - "One person regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind."

- Proverbs 6:6-8 - "Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler, it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest."

- Episode 2: tips for getting along with difficult or demanding family members

- 6 Steps to a Stress-Free Holiday Season - source material for this podcast

- Our Family Christmas Letters - all our past annual updates plus tips for creating your own

- Our Christmas Card Assembly Line - one of my families all-time favorite traditions

- Simple Bucket List - poll your family members on the top few things they don't want to miss

- 6 Fun Ways to Count Down to Christmas - including the Christmas books we traditionally read

- 50 Fun Things to Do With Your Family This Christmas - we just pick and choose from this list

- Rakuten - a fantastic FREE cashback program which has saved me a bundle over the years

- How to Install the Rakuten Browser Button - this will automatically alert you when cashback is available

- Shifting Christmas Focus - my full answer to the mom whose entitled kids were driving her crazy

- Large Family Gift-Giving - a more detailed answer to one mama's inquiry on this topic

- Super Stocking Stuffers - a list of some of the small gifts we've put in our kids' stockings over the years

- Smart Ideas for Turning Trash into Treasure - some of the recycled art projects our kids have enjoyed 

- Elfster - gift exchange app

- Thinking of Others at Christmas - brainstorming ways to be a blessing to others at Christmas

- Taming the Toy Box - includes list of most worthwhile, lasting toys and how to keep them organized

- Age-Appropriate Chore Chart - a good starting place for incorporating your children's help

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- Family Blog: Flanders Family Home Life (parenting tips, homeschool help, lots of free printables!) 

- Marriage Blog: Loving Life at Home  (encouragement in your roles as wife, mother, believer)