Getting a house as a gift would be an amazing thing. It could be really good, but also really bad. It all depends on the situation. You may feel that the house was bought for you out of pity making it very hard to be able to enjoy such a gift.

If it was bought for you by someone you don’t like or don’t get along with, then that too could affect the enjoyment of the gift. For example, if you knew someone for a long time, but didn’t really get along, and had a very competitive relationship with them, you could see the gift as offensive.

But, if the gift was given by a loved one, then it would be much easier to appreciate, enjoy, and accept the gift. There are other factors that could come into play though.

Like location, and quality, and even quantity. For example, you are newly married and plan on having at least three children and a dog, and a family member/friend buys you a two bedroom house with a small backyard. Read More »

I need a house for my 6 children. If I was given a house for Christmas from my husband, I would want at least 4 bedrooms or more.

A nice size backyard.

Wood floors throughout, nice size windows with high ceilings. I would like a kid friendly home. With a family room.

I would prefer the California area. That is family friendly.That would be great. Read More »

This Christmas I witnessed the blessing of a Christmas Miracle. The mystery around this miracle still remains. It was an answer to a prayer and who knows what guides the power of prayer.

My sister had five small children. Her husband spent his meager earnings at the local pub in a small southern Alberta hamlet where they lived.

My sister scrimped every year come Christmas time often making her children their Christmas present with scrap wood, old paint and whatever else she could put her hands on.

She yearned to be able to buy them nice gifts from the stores in the city but there was never enough money. One Christmas Eve, my sister and her family traveled to the nearest big city, which was over thirty miles away, for Midnight Mass. Read More »

This recipe is passed down from my grandma. The recipe I’m sharing with you is popular among the children and even the adults in our family gatherings. It’s funny because every Christmas gathering when I bake these cookies, everyone fights for them! Even the adults are acting like kids trying to get the first batch out of the oven!

It’s simply amazing how the cookies can disappear so fast and so quick in the blink of an eye! I absolutely love this recipe and I hope you will too.

Christmas Sugar Cookies

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