Dewey's Treehouse

One week till Christmas! Scroll down for a treat at the end. Last week's post ended the chapter (and the book,  Parents and Children...

First posted October 23, 2017 9 weeks until Christmas... "The Christ-child lay on Mary's heart, His hair was like a fire. (...

First posted November 22, 2017 1.  T  radition...how tightly do you cling to tradition when it comes to holiday gatherings and celebrat...

First posted February 20th, 2017 The Arts and the Christian Imagination Essays on Art, Literature and Aesthetics ,  by Clyde S. Kilby...

I made most of our Christmas cookies this year at the last minute, but they all turned out. These were the easiest, but everybody seemed ...

Some people are hitting the malls today, but if you're more into online shopping, you can take advantage of sales at the less-mainstream...

"Christ, our companion, hope for the journey, bread of compassion, open our eyes. Grant us your vision, set our hearts burning, that ...

"In deepest night, in darkest days, When harps are hung, no songs we raise. When silence must suffice as praise, Yet sounding in us...

Do you want to build a snowman? This video shows you how to make one from a hand towel or large washcloth. The on-screen descriptions are...

"Never before within our memory has it seemed so important to keep the Long Christmas; to begin early enough and hold the festival lon...

Edited March 2018 to mark "read" books. ☆ I had about forty books on my 2017 reading list, and I read about seventy (including r...

"He wondered whether the inveterate reader runs for a book when it snows, or if snow itself is entertainment enough." ~~ Jan Karo...

We've been making this since the days of the Grocery Cart Challenge Blog.  Here's the recipe. Baked in a slow cooker, this cake...

"What can we give Him this Christmas?  I think one thing in our lives that would bring Him great joy was to bring peace into the fello...

First posted December 2009; edited slightly. The one thing I've noticed about typical Christmas celebrations is that there are very fe...

First posted January 2007. Slightly edited, and the links have been removed...eleven years is a long time! Make It Do has always been one ...