Christmas Links Worth Lingering On

‘Tis the season for mothers everywhere to be running around scrubbing bathrooms, packing bags, baking cookies, and tying ribbons on packages. (please tell me I’m not the only one.)

But, when visions of sugar plums dance in your little ones’ heads and no creature is stirring except for your mouse, here are some links worth lingering on.

Incarnation – This is definitely one to linger on. It was written by Sarah Styles Bessey on the blog A Deeper Story: Tales of Christ and Culture. Sarah talks here about the “mess of the incarnation” and the experience of Christ’s birth. Beautiful post. Beware, all the Christmas posts on this blog will suck. you. in. Amazing stuff there. I am now a subscriber.

The Christmas Conspiracy – Forbes magazine features an article on the Advent Conspiracy. Excited that it’s hitting mainstream and getting some attention among whoever it is who reads Forbes’ site…which I imagine is a big ole audience.

Here, Lara, the farmer’s wife, tells all why she “does” Santa with her kiddos. We don’t. But, I am always intrigued by the whole To Santa or Not To Santa question.

Kristi puts the rest of us to shame with her Gingerbread Soiree. I mean, seriously…get ready to feel like you have zero creativity in comparison. I have vowed I will make those adorable snowman drinks for my clan sometime this winter. Please remind me of my vow come February.

Amy at Mom’s Toolbox gives instructions on how to make a mommy and kids’ activities advent calendar. Yes, too late for this year unless you want to do…well…one activity. Bookmark it for next year.

Lindsay at Passionate Homemaking shares some questions written by Donald Whitney to help you around the table on Christmas to have some significant Christ-centered dialogue. Whether you are celebrating with 25 or 5, these questions are totally worth lingering on. I’m stealing a few. Wonder how they’ll go over with my goofy uncle who always greets me with “Happy Festivus!”

Levi Benkert from Bring Love In shares how he attempts to explain the concept of the fat man in the red suit in Ethiopia. Apparently, I’m not the only one who thinks all the Santa stuff is strange.

And, last but not least…not exactly a Christmas link except that it is about a gift…or more like 10,000 gifts. My way-cooler-than-me friend Colleen, mommy of 4, 2 of whom were adopted from Uganda, is advocating for the amazing ministry Sixty Feet. If they get enough votes here, they will get a grant of $10,000 for their work. It takes a millisecond. And, they are SO close to winning. Consider it your gift to Sixty Feet.

Any posts you want to share? Lay ’em on me.