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Angels, From the Realms of Glory

December 12, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

Live Nativity #SharetheGift

A couple of weeks ago a world record breaking attempt was made and achieved to create the world’s largest live Nativity scene. It was made into a music video featuring David Archuleta, Peter Hollens, and The Piano Guys. I must say I was a bit skeptical at first because of all the hype surrounding the […]

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Christmas School 2014

December 11, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

chocolate peppermint pretzels

December always seems to be busy. I usually try to plan and prepare before it begins but you know how it goes. Even the best laid plans can get derailed! We’ve enjoyed spending our mornings doing Christmas school. Of course we are doing the scripture advent countdown and I’m also reading a bit each day […]

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#ShareTheGift

November 28, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

The Christmas season is officially upon us! Are you ready to #ShareTheGift with your children? With family? With others? If you are looking for a few simple ways to focus on Jesus Christ during this Christmas season I have some suggestions. Print out the Nativity figures and Scripture Advent Countdown to do with your children every […]

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A Christ Centered Christmas {Review & Giveaway}

November 13, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 32 Comments

I love celebrating Christmas! I love decorating my home with all the assorted Nativity sets I have collected over the years. Our family enjoys our various traditions of studying the Names of Christ throughout December, having a scripture advent countdown, and doing Christmas school. Last year I came across a wonderful book called, A Christ-Centered […]

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Ahhh, November

November 3, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.

November, one of my favorite months, is finally here! I love the crisp, cool mornings, the frost on the windows, the tango it dances with winter and autumn, cinnamon scents, hot chocolate, and all things pumpkin. I especially love it for the wonderful holiday of Thanksgiving. Keeping a gratitude journal has been one of the […]

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Happy Easter!

April 20, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

Just a few wonderful links and videos for today to help you celebrate Easter. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir gave a live performance of Handel’s Messiah Friday evening. They were so surprised by the reaction of the public when it was announced they would give this concert (the tickets were gone in 7 1/2 minutes!) that […]

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Jesus is the Living Christ

April 18, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 3 Comments

I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am a Christian, regardless of what some, who do not understand my faith, may say. I believe in Jesus Christ. I know He is my Savior. I have learned this truth from studying the Bible AND The Book of Mormon. The Book of […]

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Because of Him

April 12, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 6 Comments

Because of Jesus Christ I know that death is not the end. We will all live again! As Easter Day nears and we celebrate that glorious resurrection, His resurrection, we are given hope. Hope that we can start anew each and every day. Hope that through His grace we can be renewed and made whole. […]

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What is love?

February 14, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 13 Comments

Is it a surprise picture left on a camera? A couple exchanging vows to cherish one another? Is it a mother holding a newborn, breathing in a bit of heaven? Or a father with a baby bundled up in his coat? Is it manifest in the hard labor to provide? Or the sweet scene of […]

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Animal Heart Valentines

February 11, 2014 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

Have you ever read the book My Heart Is Like a Zoo? The artwork is so much fun! All of the animals are created with hearts of various colors and sizes. My children have been busy this week creating Valentines for their cousins, friends, and mom & dad using the illustrations in the book as […]

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Reclaimed

December 19, 2013 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

Last week while Mr. Ferrero Rocher and I traveled to and from Utah I brought along Pres. Boyd K. Packer’s new book, In Wisdom and Order, to read aloud. It’s a collection of speeches and addresses he’s made in the past half century. Anyway, I’d just open the book to a random chapter and start […]

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Last Minute Gift Idea (Right From the Grocery Store!)

December 17, 2013 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

‘Tis the season of gift giving And all about town Folks are out searching Some sporting a frown It’s hard you see to find the perfect gift The one that can bring A smile and a lift But here’s a secret as plain as can be Just use your local grocer and gift cards, you […]

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The Story of Christmas

December 8, 2013 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} Leave a Comment

This beautiful graphic tells the story of Christmas when you look up the scriptures under each stained glass picture. Click to learn more about the story of Christmas. © 2007-2012 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved

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Thanksgiving Day Fun

December 3, 2013 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

Thanksgiving was spent with Mr. Ferrero Rocher’s side of the family. We had a total of 56 there and that’s with two siblings and their families missing! Mr. FR’s sister brought this donkey head which people had fun with.Junior Mint was being cute while his Uncle B was holding him so I had to get […]

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The Reason Behind Christmas

December 1, 2013 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

We expected Bon Bon to come home this past Tuesday to spend Thanksgiving with us. She surprised us by coming home four days earlier! It was a treat to have her and her roommate here for a whole week as we celebrated Thanksgiving and decorated the house for Christmas. There are Nativity scenes here and […]

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Hello, I'm Montserrat. I'm a farmer's wife, mother of eleven, homeschooler, chocoholic, music lover, and like to play a good game of Scrabble. You can read more about me here. . .

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