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2012 Family Christmas Card

December 7, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 15 Comments

Our Christmas cards are done, stuffed into envelopes and ready to mail the next time we go to town {since our mailbox is 15 miles away}. If you normally get a card from us please don’t read further so you’ll be surprised when it arrives! I am sharing our card, slightly altered to fit the […]

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A Christmas Scripture Advent for Children

November 30, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 20 Comments

Awhile ago a blog reader asked if I could create a simple Christmas countdown for children using the scriptures and the main figures of the Nativity story. Each day in December leading up to Christmas a small part of the Christmas story is presented as told in the four Gospels of the New Testament, particularly […]

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NOEL: Carols of Christmas Past {Giveaway}

November 28, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 86 Comments

GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED!! Christmas music is filling our house! I love this time of year when there are so many arrangements and variations of familiar Christmas songs available. For my birthday, my parents gave me a new Christmas CD, NOEL: Carols of Christmas Past, by Jenny Oaks Baker. It is lovely! Some of my favorite […]

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Activities to Focus on CHRISTmas

November 26, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 7 Comments

The Christmas season is upon us! It can be a beautiful and inspiring time of year if you allow some room for Christ in all the celebrations. He is the reason we are celebrating to begin with, right? Here are a few activities and lesson plans I have shared over the years to bring our […]

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Give Thanks – Eucharisteo

November 21, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 8 Comments

For a little over a year I have been on a personal journey. I’ve realized this is the only real goal I want to carry forward in my life. Not because I don’t want to accomplish other things or better myself but because this one thing has the power and capacity to be the catalyst […]

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The 13th Day of Christmas {Giveaway}

November 19, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 25 Comments

♫ ♩ ♩ On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me ♩♩♫ I know, I know, Thanksgiving isn’t even over and I am posting about Christmas. What is wrong with me? And to make it worse now you’ll get the most annoying Christmas song ever stuck in your head. Your welcome. […]

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Throw Your Family a Surprise Party

November 12, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

Sometime this week I want you to throw your family a surprise party. There is very little preparation you need to do. You can definitely go all out and make it a huge grand affair but with this surprise party, simple is better. First, print off the following banner {click on the image}. Punch two […]

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Eight November Thankful Activities

November 5, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 1 Comment

There have been several thankful activities I have shared on this blog in the past. I thought rounding them up in one post with links to all would be helpful. All links will open in a new window. The activities span a range of ages from toddler to adult. Thanks & Giving Trees /  What’s […]

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A Thanks & Giving Countdown

November 3, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 13 Comments

Sometimes children just need a little help in thinking of what they are thankful for and what they can do to serve others around them. This Thanks & Giving Countdown helps even the littlest ones! There is something to be thankful for and a small act of service involving that “thing” on each slip of […]

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German Chocolate Cake

October 31, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

Bon Bon turned seventeen on Monday. This is the birthday cake she made to celebrate. Doesn’t it look scrumptious? She combined a few different recipes and made up the chocolate frosting recipe. Hopefully she remembered it correctly for this post! German Chocolate Cake1 box German Chocolate Cake Mix1 recipe Coconut Pecan Frosting1 recipe Chocolate Frosting […]

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Thanks & Giving Lists

October 29, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 10 Comments

Thanks and Giving lists

For over a dozen years our family has had the tradition of doing Thanks and Giving Trees counting down to Thanksgiving. Sunlight filtering through the blinds Every day in November we write something we are thankful for and also some service we have performed for others. This focus on blessings received and giving has helped […]

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Thanksgiving Blessing Mix

October 15, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

Tis the season for for a little giving! This Thanksgiving Blessing Mix is something we love to give to family and friends every year. Each item in the mix represents part of the Thanksgiving story. Bugles – Shaped like a cornucopia, a Horn of Plenty, a symbol of our abundance. Pretzels – Arms folded in […]

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Indian Corn Bead Craft

October 12, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 2 Comments

With Thanksgiving and other Autumn festivities coming soon I thought I’d share this very simple craft for youngsters to make. It can be used to help decorate the kids’ table at your next Thanksgiving dinner! Supplies: Tri-beads in red, orange, brown, yellow, purples, and greens Green Chenille Sticks Dried corn husk or raffia Fold one […]

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Hot Orange Autumn Punch

October 3, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 9 Comments

It’s autumn time! It’s autumn time! Unfortunately there are no trees changing beautiful colors where I live. But the weeds do change colors: purple, reds, pinks, and yellows. Interesting, isn’t it? And definitely beautiful in their own way. I love autumn. It gives me the chance to make this delicious hot orange punch. This makes […]

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Building Righteous Family Traditions: Grandma’s Legacy

September 30, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 13 Comments

“Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, and to teach them to love and serve one another, observe the commandments of God, and be law-abiding citizens wherever they live,” The Family: A Proclamation to the World. Last month was an important […]

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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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