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Christmas

The Christmas Spirit: Make It Priority

November 6, 2023December 11, 2013 by valplowman
How to make the Christmas Spirit a priority. Tips to organize life so you can enjoy the Christmas spirit during December and get away from hustle and bustle.

How to make the Christmas Spirit a priority. Tips to organize life so you can enjoy the Christmas spirit during December and get away from hustle and bustle.  I recently …

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Keeping the Christmas Spirit as a Parent

October 23, 2023November 26, 2013 by valplowman
Stressed mom at Christmas

How to keep the Christmas spirit during the holidays even while you are busy getting Christmas ready for your family.   Do you remember Christmas as a child? Remember how much …

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Categories Holidays Tags BFBN, Christmas 6 Comments

How To Juggle Extended Family During Holidays

November 26, 2025October 24, 2013 by valplowman

How To Juggle Extended Family During Holidays. Tips to help you balance time with all sides of extended family and still have time for your little family.  My husband and …

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Categories Holidays Tags BFBN, Christmas, extended family, family relationships, Thanksgiving 13 Comments

5 Ways for Teaching the Reason for the Season

November 22, 2021November 30, 2011 by valplowman
5 Ways for Teaching the Reason for the Season. How to bring the Christmas spirit into your home and focus on the reason we celebrate Christmas. Teach your children why we have the Christmas holiday.

5 Ways for Teaching the Reason for the Season. How to bring the Christmas spirit into your home and focus on the reason we celebrate Christmas. Teach your children why …

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Categories Holidays Tags Christmas 6 Comments

8 Ways to Give Back at Christmas

November 17, 2021November 6, 2010 by valplowman
present with golden bow

8 Ways to Give Back at Christmas. Focus on more than getting or even more than buying gifts for loved ones; find ways to spread the Christmas spirit to those …

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Categories BabywiseMom Tags Christmas, giveback 8 Comments

How To Teach Children About Christ All Year

September 14, 2020September 17, 2010 by valplowman
How To Teach Children About Christ All Year. Focusing on Christ is not just a Christmas thing. In this post are tips for teaching about Jesus Christ year round.

Focusing on Christ is not just a Christmas thing. In this post are tips for teaching about Jesus Christ year-round.  What we do to teach our children about Jesus Christ …

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Categories Moral Training Tags Christmas, religion 4 Comments

What Should I Tell My Children About Santa Claus

November 6, 2025December 4, 2009 by valplowman
What Should I Tell My Children About Santa Claus? Should you have Santa as part of your Christmas celebration?

What Should I Tell My Children About Santa Claus? Should you have Santa as part of your Christmas celebration? I have seen the topic of Santa come up in the various …

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Categories Holidays Tags Christmas, Santa 13 Comments
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Valerie Plowman

Valerie Plowman, known as "the Babywise Mom", is the happy mother of four children. She has been helping parents with their parenting concerns since 2007 and loves helping others absolutely love being a parent.

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