We all enjoy holiday treats. So today I thought we would test our knowledge of cookies. Listed below are 16 riddles about cookies. See if you can guess what type of cookie matches each riddle. 

1. The favorite classic cookie of all
2. Don't leave this behind if you commit a crime
3. Bite size favorite cuddly friend
4. You'll find these cookies in a circus box
5. A private might tell you this to hail another vessel
6. Laughing while you draw aimlessly
7. Grandpa eats the middle first
8. Oo-ee, gooey, rich, and chewy inside
9. Grandpa believes these will lower his cholesterol
10. A spoonful of this makes the medicine go down
11. This cookie won't stick to the roof of your mouth
12. A "spicegirl" can manage this better than buttons
13. Younger girl scouts
14. Shaped like a peanut
15. Short for vanilla
16. Opposite of a tall bread

Did you figure them all out? Do you need a little help? Well here are the cookies that match the answers. Now you just have to figure out which cookie goes with which riddle.

a. Fig Newtons
b. Gingersnaps
c. Brownies
d. Oatmeal Raisin
e. Thumbprint
f. Nilla Wafers
g. Animal Crackers
h. Sugar
i. Shortbread
j. Chocolate Chip
k. Chips Ahoy
l. Teddy Grahams
m. Nutter Butter
n. Peanut Butter
o. Oreo
p. Snickerdoodles

DISCLAIMER: This is not my own idea. I found it online.

Today's Bible Reading is John 1:6-9. For an extra entry answer the following question: Who was sent to bear witness of the Light?

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For today's Countdown to Christmas you will find different Christmas related word scrambled up. See if you can unscramble them to find the correct words and then see if you can find what the words have in common.

1. tsra
2. ghlits
3. ldgraan
4. mneaostrn
5. ielstn
6. dycna escna
7. glaen

What do these seven words have in common?

Today's Bible Reading is Revelation 22:12-14. For an extra entry answer the following question: What does Alpha and Omega mean?

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One of my favorite things to do not just at Christmas time, but all year round is to watch Christmas cartoons. There is just something about Christmas cartoons that makes me happy and puts me in the Christmas spirit. So today I have given you images from some of my favorite Christmas cartoons. See if you can figure out which cartoon the images are from.

Today's Bible Reading is Matthew 1:22-23. For an extra entry answer the following question: What does Emmanuel mean?

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Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? What about wrapping the Christmas gifts? I haven't even started wrapping presents yet this year. I am like way behind; usually by now I am done with wrapping most of my gifts. So with wrapping presents in mind, I thought we would do a fun little game today about Christmas presents. We are going to deliver some Christmas presents to some well known people except the tags have fallen off of the gifts. Can you match the correct present with the correct recipient?

1. The Grinch                       a. A Dream House
2. Bing Crosby                      b. Gold, Frankincense, & Myrrh
3. Della                                 c. A Magician's Top Hat
4. George Bailey                   d. A Torch and a Cradle
5. The World                         e. The Lead Position on Santa's Team
6. Baby Jesus                       f. A Non-commercialized Celebration
7. Bob Cratchit                      g. A Watch Chain
8. Rudolph                             h. Four Life Changing Visits
9. Susan Walker                    i. A Successful River Crossing
10. Ebenezer Scrooge          j. $8K Cash & a New Lease on Life
11. Charlie Brown                 k. A Loopity-loop Plane & a Hula Hoop
12. Jeanette Isabella            l. A Day Off From Work
13. Alvin and the Chipmunks             m. A Bigger Heart
14. George Washington                     n. Hair Combs
15. Frosty the Snowman                    o. Snow
16. Mr. James Dillingham Young        p. Joy

Place your answers in the comments below. 
DISCLAIMER: This is not my own idea. I found it online and really liked it, so thought we would give it a whirl.

Today's Bible Reading: I John 2:1-2. For an extra entry answer the following question: Who is the propitiation for our sins? (Whole Name)

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I love to play games of any kind, and I also love to watch game shows on TV. So today I thought we would play a round from a well known game show....Family Feud. So the question is NAME A POPULAR CHRISTMAS CAROL. The top 9 answers are on the board. So below I want you to give me 12 Christmas Carols that you believe are the most popular. Why 12 you may ask when I said there are 9 answers on the board. Well in Family Feud you get three strikes before play passes to the other team, so by giving me 12 answers you are in an essence getting three strikes. I hope that makes sense. So in the comments below tell me what you think the 12 MOST POPULAR CHRISTMAS CAROLS are. 

Today's Bible Reading is Hebrews 12:1-2. For an extra entry answer the following question: What is Jesus the Author and Finisher of?

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Happy Sunday everyone!!! Today we have something easy for you. In the comments below tell me what your favorite Christmas decoration is and why. Mine has always been these two pixies that would sit on a red ladder leaning up against the tree. Sadly we lost them when we moved about ten years ago. So why are they my favorite? Well they are the first decoration that I remember helping my Mom set up. Then every year I wanted to be the one who set the pixies and the ladder up. 

Today's Bible Reading is Micah 3:1-6. For an extra entry answer the following question: What did He do to the sons of Levi?

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Welcome to day two of the Countdown to Christmas! I hope you all enjoyed the Scattegories game yesterday. I will post scores in about a week to give others a chance to participate if they want to. Well today, I thought I would see if you could read my mind. Below is a list of words that can make up different Christmas related words or phrases. I want you to write down the first answer that pops into your head when you see that word. If you match what I wrote down, then you will receive a point. The person with the most points will receive an extra entry into the Christmas drawing. 

1. Snow
2. White
3. Egg
4. Merry
5. Jolly
6. Red
7. Candy
8. Jingle
9. North
10. Greeting
11. Baby
12. Christmas
13. Silent
14. Gingerbread
15. Winter
16. Sleigh
17. Nut 
18. Happy
19. Little
20. Fruit
21. Father
22. Yule
23. Saint
24. Sugar
25. Wrapping
26. Santa
27. First
28. Advent
29. Silver
30. Tree

So this is a bit of a long one. You can do all of them, half of them, or pick and choose you which ones you want. Just remember the person with the most points gets an extra entry into the drawing. Just post your answers in the comments below.

Today's Bible Reading is Jeremiah 23:5-6. Answer the following question to earn an extra entry: What did the LORD say He would raise unto David?

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Can you believe that it is already December? Where has the year gone? If you remember last year at this time, I hosted a Countdown to Christmas each day from December 1 - December 26. I don't know about you, but I sure had a lot of fun doing it so I thought I would bring it back again this year. So for the next 26 days, I will be posting a different trivia game or question along with Bible passages to read.

So for today's game, I thought we would do a Christmas version of Scattegories. If you have never played Scattegories before, don't worry it is really easy.  Listed below is a list of 12 different categories. What you need to do is give me something that would fit in category. You can give me up to five for each category. So for example if the category is "Has the word snow in it', you could say things like snowman, snowball, Let it Snow, snowmobile, and snowflake. Seems pretty easy right? Well there is one little catch...if you and somebody else both put down snowman then that answer does not count. So you want to come up with things that others may not think of. If you can't think of five answers for each category or even one answer for each category, don't worry about it. Just have fun playing!!!!!!!!

1. Christmas Movie Name
2. Christmas Food Item
3. Something Green in Color
4. Christmas Decoration
5. Christmas Song
6. Family Christmas Tradition
7. Christmas Drink
8. Something Red and White in Color
9. Christmas Wish for this Year
10. Christmas Activity
11. Christmas Book
12. Something at the North Pole

I hope you enjoyed this start to our Countdown to Christmas!!! Oh I forgot to mention that just like last year, I will be giving a present at the end of the Countdown to Christmas. Yep that's right, one lucky person will win a Christmas gift!!!! All you have to do to enter is keep coming back every day for a new activity and post your answers in the comments below. Each time you comment, your name will be entered into a drawing, and on on December 27 I will have a drawing to see who the lucky winner is. So keep coming back each day and tell your family and friends.

Today's Bible reading is Isaiah 7:14. Answer the following question to earn an extra entry. What did the Lord say the virgin would call her Son?

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Hey everyone. I hope y'all are having a great Friday. Last Family Fun Friday, I shared with you some ideas for a Christmas movie night. Today, I would like to share with you some ideas for a "regular" movie night. (Meaning movies that are not Christmas movies). Listed below are some of my favorite movies. I have so many favorites that it was very hard to choose just three, but I finally narrowed it down to three. Below you will find three movies that are some of my all time favorites, plus the essentials you will need for the perfect family movie night. Thanks to PureFlix for making the graphic below for me. 

In case you are not familiar with some of my choices, I have given a brief synopsis of the movies below. 

"Signed, Sealed, Delivered Series"
starring Eric Mabius, Kristin Booth, Geoff Gustafson, and Crystal Lowe

There are a total of ten movies so far(one is coming out on September 24, 2017) plus a ten episode season. This wonderful series follow the Postables(Oliver, Shane, Norman, and Rita) as they solve the mystery behind lost letters that find their where to the Denver Dead Letter Office. 

This is the best series that I have seen. My entire family loves this series, and guess we all agree on watching it. (Which is sometimes a challenge to find something to watch that we all like and agree on!) The series is filled with humor, tear jerking moments, romance, and a Spiritual message that will touch your heart.

Sadly, they are not all available on DVD yet, but I am hoping that they all will be soon. Below is a complete list of the entire series, plus links for those that are available on DVD if you would like to purchase your own.

Pilot
TV Series
For Christmas
From Paris With Love
Truth Be Told
Impossible Dream
From the Heart
One in A Million
Lost Without You
Higher Ground
Home Again

"All of My Heart"
starring Brennan Elliot, Lacey Chabert, and Ed Asner

"Surprised by Love"
starring Paul Campbell and Hilarie Burton

Now of course no movie night is complete without a few essentials.
1. A comfy spot to curl up in
2. Your favorite snack of course. As you can tell by the photo, my favorite snack is ice cream!!!! 
3. Turn off all electronic devices. That way you will not be distracted by anything as you and your family spend some quality time together.


So these are my suggestions for Family Fun Friday this week. Let me know what are some of your favorite movies and what your favorite snack is. Have A Wonderful Day!!!

Thanks to Leah Hastings, I am starting a new series called FAMILY FUN FRIDAY. Leah approached me with the idea about doing a post on Family Fun Night, that it got me to thinking about doing a regular post called Family Fun Friday. Now of course we all now that we can have fun with our families everyday of the week, but I love the alliteration in Family Fun Friday! 

For my first post I want to give you all an idea for Christmas in July. Most businesses have some kind of Christmas in July sales. Hallmark has been running Christmas specials most of the month, so I want to share with you some of my favorite Christmas movies. There are so many to chose from, but I finally narrowed down to three. Thanks to Pure Flix who made the graphic below to help me share with you my Christmas movie suggestions plus the ultimate essentials that you will need for a Christmas movie night.

In case you are not familiar with the movies that I have suggested, I have put a synopsis of each movie below. 

"The Gift of Love"
​starring Marie Osmond and Timothy Bottoms

Played against the tapestry of early 1900's New York City, this touching tale of selflessness brings O. Henry's Christmas Valentine lovingly to the screen. A beautiful and wealth orphan (Marie Osmond) is dutifully resigned to an arranged-for marriage to a man of "socially acceptable class" (James Woods), when her heart is captured by a young Swiss immigrant (Timothy Bottoms). Within her heart she wages the struggle to fulfill her relatives' expectations, and yet to find for herself that most precious of all joys, "The Gift of Love".

I have always loved this sweet story. Yes, you pretty much know how it is going to turn out, but the journey along the way is beautiful. Sadly, they don't air this movie any more, but you can purchase it here at Amazon.

"Crown for Christmas"
by Danica McKellar and Rupert Penry-Jones

"Hearts of Christmas"
starring Emilie Ullerup and Kristoffer Polaha

Of course, there are a few things that you need for the perfect Christmas movie night.

1. A comfy spot to curl up
2. Hot Chocolate
3. Christmas cookies (Yes, I definitely recommend making Christmas cookies in July)
4. If you have a fireplace, you could turn the A/C up and light the fireplace for an extra Christmasy feel.
5. Turn off all of your electronic devices. This is definitely a must for quality family time no matter what you are doing. 

So this my first suggestion for Family Fun Friday. Enjoy the last Friday of July with a Christmas movie night!!! I would love to hear what your some of your favorite Christmas movies are, so please feel free to let me know in the comments below. Have A Wonderful Day!!!