A Wise Woman Builds Her Home: Preparing to Keep Christ in Christmas and Doing it in a Budget Friendly Way

(Jesus is the Gift mug-half off $4.99)

I know that it is not Christmas yet! But if you are like me, you are already playing the Christmas music, making plans of where to put the tree and have started your shopping. I don't like confining Christmas to just one day. No, the Christmas season, I feel, needs to be stretched out as looooong as possible!

Honestly though, we will be in full swing of the holidays in just 8 days! This year I have been thinking about making the holidays meaningful and have several thoughts floating around in my mind: how can we serve more, how to bless neighbors, and even how can we decorate with Christ as the center in ways that are budget friendly and then I stumbled across these...

(Jesus is the Gift Red Cookie Plate 50% off--just $5.49)

I love how special touches truly make a memorable experience for our loved ones...

(Jesus is the Gift Snowflake Apron--50% off now just $9.99)

Homemakers everywhere preparing their home to celebrate the Savior's birth...

(Words for the Heart Ornament--50% off and now $3.99)

Reminding themselves of what life is really all about...

(Handprint ornament--$3.99 half off)

Rejoicing and proclaiming the Good News--
yes, everywhere and especially on the tree!

These Jesus gift bags (start at $1.99) and these Jesus Snowflake gift tags (set of 10 pictured below) for just $1.25 make a wonderful reminder and way to share Him with everyone at Christmas and at such a steal!

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I am excited and also have many ideas, tips, and thoughts that are free or low budget that I want to share with you for Christmas that will be coming up very soon!

Have you started planning, shopping, or creating gifts for Christmas yet?

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*BLESSED MOTHERHOOD*

"Oh that God would give every mother a vision of the glory and splendor of the work that is given to her when a babe is place in her bosom to be nursed and trained! Could she have but one glimpse in to the future of that life as it reaches on into eternity; could she look into it's soul to see its possibilities; could she be made to understand her own personal responsibility for the training of this child, for the development of its life, and for its destiny,--she would see that in all God's world there is no other work so noble and so worthy of her best powers, and she would commit to no others hands the sacred and holy trust given to her." -JR Miller

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"A true wife makes a man's life nobler, stronger, grander, by the omnipotence of her love 'turning all the forces of manhood upward and heavenward.' While she clings to him in holy confidence and loving dependence she brings out in him whatever is nobles and richest in his being. She inspires him with her courage and earnestness. She beautifies his life. She softens whatever is rude and harsh in his habits or his spirit. She clothes him with the gentler graces of refined and cultured manhood. While she yields to him and never disregards his lightest wish, she is really his queen, ruling his whole life and leading him onward and upward in every proper path. -JR Miller

Making Our Homes a Beautiful Refuge

"Thank God, O women, for the quietude of your home, and that you are queen it it. Men come at eventide to the home; but all day long you are there, beautifying it, sanctifying it, adorning it, blessing it. Better be there than wear a queen's coronet. Better be there than carry the purse of a princess. It may be a very humble home. There may be no carpet on the floor. There may be no pictures on the wall. There may be no silks in the wardrobe; but, by your faith in God, and your cheerful demeanor, you may garniture that place with more splendor than the upholsterer's hand ever kindled." ---Reverend T. DeWitt Talmage, D.D

I Work For a King

"I work for a King. He has put me in charge of his home. When He comes to see how I have managed His possessions and His children, I do not want to be found wanting. I want to do my best. Everything I have is on loan from Him. I have room and board and a job to do, but it is all for Him. Therefore I want to dress my best and do my best in all my work. I also want to be creative, for this is a sincere attempt to glorify Him and His beautiful creation. How I manage my home is a form of worship to Him." --Lydia Sherman

12 comments:

Betty @ Little Farm in the Big City said...: Wow! These are wonderful! Thank you for posting.; November 17, 2011 at 9:53:00 AM CST
Anonymous said...: What a beautiful idea!!!!!!! I love it! Tabatata; November 17, 2011 at 10:00:00 AM CST
June Fuentes @ A Wise Woman Builds Her Home said...: It's nice to stumble onto reasonably priced items for the home. I get tired of seeing things outrageously priced in the stores and online--who cannot love a great deal especially at Christmas time. Much easier on the wallet!

Many blessings...; November 17, 2011 at 10:26:00 AM CST
Desiring Virtue said...: I love all of this stuff Mrs. Fuentes. I love to go over to their website and just gaze at all of the beautiful and God glorifying stuff... it is good to know that some of it is on sale!!!!!!

I have been doing a series called Cultivating a Christ-Centered Christmas over at my blog that your readers may also find helpful.... lots of budget friendly tradition ideas that focus on our Lord.

www.DesiringVirtue.com; November 17, 2011 at 10:27:00 AM CST
June Fuentes @ A Wise Woman Builds Her Home said...: Desiring Virtue,

Thanks for sharing--I will also be sharing more homemade type of tips and other low or no budget ideas soon as well!

Many blessings...; November 17, 2011 at 10:38:00 AM CST
Kari said...: I love the Jesus is the gift dishes!!

I grew up always having a home decked out in Christmas decor that focused on Jesus. I loved it and now decorate my home that way!; November 17, 2011 at 12:51:00 PM CST
June Fuentes @ A Wise Woman Builds Her Home said...: Kari,

I wasn't raised that way, but definitely strive to make an environment that is similar for our family! Love stumbling on great ideas too. :)

Many blessings...; November 17, 2011 at 1:47:00 PM CST
Ann said...: I am so happy that I stumbled upon your blog! It's just what my spirit has been looking for.; November 17, 2011 at 9:15:00 PM CST
June Fuentes @ A Wise Woman Builds Her Home said...: Dear Annabelle,

So glad you found us too! Hope you visit again soon!

Many blessings...; November 18, 2011 at 10:58:00 AM CST
Mandy said...: I love looking at Christmas stuff. I was just at Walmart last night looking at the decorations! I like to wait until after Thanksgiving to get out our Christmas stuff, but I keep it out just about all winter.; November 18, 2011 at 1:37:00 PM CST
Gabe said...: Those are great!

I've started making some gifts. We're putting together peppermint gift baskets for friends and family this year. So far I've made the peppermint soap and chocolate/peppermint hard lotion.

For the kids this year we're mostly skipping the individual gifts (we will still do stockings though) and instead the gift will be a family trip. We would rather have the memories than more stuff sitting around the house.; November 18, 2011 at 10:11:00 PM CST
Danielle Durand said...: Beautiful finds, thank you for sharing!; November 23, 2011 at 10:06:00 AM CST

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