Saturday, November 30, 2019

Rachel Boston's Red Dress As Seen in the Hallmark Countdown to Christmas Movie... Check INN to CHRISTMAS!!!

Many of you may have watched Check Inn to Christmas and saw the lovely, bubbly Rachel Boston in a chic red dress. Well, it just so happens, I was able to locate it through contacting the wardrobe designer for that movie. It is by Rachel Parcell. How cute Rachel wearing Rachel! Unfortunately, it has sold at Nordstrom. Here is a Lovely picture of the dress on Rachel Boston and from Rachel Parcell's website. I have included some similar styles from Rachel Parcell and other designers that look just like it. I have seen the dress on Ebay & Poshmark, but none are listed in Red at this time. If you are interested in that exact dress, I would keep checking there.


Credit: ©2019 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Michael Larsen

Photo-Rachel Parcell
*Click Here* to See it on Rachel Parcell's website.

Credit: ©2019 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Michael Larsen

Here are few similar styles.


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Nordstrom has some really great choices in Bell Sleeve Dresses...*CLICK HERE*...to see more!


Amazon has some great dresses too!...*Click Here*







Blessings for the Day to Encourage your Life and Bring You Joy!

"She is Clothed in Strength and Dignity She Laughs Without Fear of the Future"
Proverbs 32:25























Friday, November 29, 2019

The Best BLACK FRIDAY & CYBER WEEK Deals for CHRISTMAS...Let's Get SHOPPING🎁🎁🎁

It is BLACK FRIDAY & CYBER WEEK! There are so many amazing sales, and the best part is you can shop all of these sales from the comfort of your own home in your pj’s And slippers!!! Which is great after having that big Thanksgiving meal!!!


Here’s a look at the best
Black Friday & CYBER WEEK Sales for 2019!

So...Ready, Set, Go...let’s get SHOPPING!!!!!


*Disclousure*: This post contains affiliate links that I may earn commission. I will be your personal shopper. Thank you for supporting me!



AMAZON-*Click Here* So many DEALS! Fashion, tech, home decor, etc! You can’t miss these deals!!

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HORCHOW - Mega Black Friday Sale! Take 20%, 30% or 40% off sitewide, plus Free Shipping on your $50+ purchase at Horchow.com! Use code HOLIDAY for Free Shipping. Offer valid 11/27-12/1.

JANIE & JACK - Black Friday - Get 30% off Sitewide at Janie and Jack! Valid 11/27 @5PM PT - 11/29 @11:59PM PT

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NEIMAN MARCUS - Today only! Black Friday Extended! Save up to 60% off when you take an extra 20% off select merchandise at NeimanMarcus.com! Beauty/Fragrance excluded. Offer valid 11/30.

NORDSTROM - Take care of everyone on your list—including yourself!—and save up to 50% on gifts when you shop Black Friday at Nordstrom. Free shipping. Free returns.

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WALMART - Shop Black Friday Deals starting 11/27 at 7 PM PT at Walmart.com


Blessings for the Day to Encourage your Life and Bring You Joy!

I would like to thank you all for following
& supporting me!

I pray you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and a Blessed Christmas Season to Come!

"I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you,
I always pray you have Joy!"
Philippians 1:3




Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Hallmark's Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy & Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays🎄 Advent Calendars & More Decor Seen in the Movies!!!


Credit: ©2019 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Sven Boecker
I can't believe we are already ready to start using our advent calendars...Wow this holiday season is going by way too fast. I want to hold on to each day and of course, wishing it could last forever!

So, to bring the anticipation of Christmas to your house, and incorporate a little surprise into each day of the holiday season... these charming Christmas Countdown Calendars featured in 2 Hallmark movies will do just that. I personally have the one from the movie... Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy. It is just beautiful and even more amazing when lit. We have decided to fill the drawers with a Christmas Memory or Scripture from the Bible to lead us up to Christmas Day! You can also fill them with candy treats, toy treasures or inspirational messages to be revealed every day until December 25. LED lights illuminate both of these wooden advent calendars. The fun family activity also makes a sophisticated addition to your holiday decor. So, Countdown to a Christmas with Hallmark and a Advent Calendar until Christmas Day!





The Christmas in Evergreen Advent Calendar is inspired by Hallmark artist Geoff Greenleaf. His illustration's bring to life the magical town of Evergreen, from his Christmas Cards. Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy is the third movie installment of the Christmas stories based on the collection of fine art by Geoff Greenleaf. Be sure to watch this beloved sequel Friday, November 29th on Hallmark. Check out my Sister's website... It's A Wonderful Movie for more info on the movie and encore airings for all the movies.

I know many of you may have watched the second installment of Christmas in Graceland...I loved hearing Elvis's timeless Christmas music in the movie. I also loved the Advent Calendar Harper gave the children in the movie as well... it was so enchanting. It just so happens, I was able to find the exact one from the movie. It has the winter village scene on top, beautifully adorned numbered drawers, it lights up, Santa with his sleigh, and reindeer in the center, but unfortunately, it does not play music like it does in the movie. It was movie magic that played the music box songs in the movie...just like the snow they use. I sure wish it did play music, but it was fitting to the movie theme to make it sound like it did. You could always sing a Christmas carol each time your family opens a drawer...that would be even more wonderful, and a sweet memory, too!




Here are the Bible Verse Advent Cards you can use in your Advent Calendar... That will tell of the coming and birth of our Savior Jesus Christ!


I also wanted to share other items available in the Christmas in Evergreen Collection with you, too!


Credit: ©2019 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Sven Boecker



Photo: Hallmark Crown Image


The Snowmen Bell Choir that will be featured in the Hallmark Channel original movie, It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas, beginning on Dec 22. I know the POstables will enjoy seeing Eric Mabius again on the small screen. I sure wish Hallmark would play Signed, Sealed, Delivered: For Christmas... It is one of my favorites. I am so glad I have it on DVD. *Click Here to get your own DVD*. It shows the true meaning of Christmas... Celebrating the Birth of Jesus!


Fill your home with the festive sounds of a holiday bell choir chiming from these charming porcelain snowmen. Each hand-painted, sculpted bell plays a classic Christmas song while the collection of snowmen performs a synchronized light show of warm, glowing colors. Arrange the pretty, wireless pieces around the room—or together as a tabletop chorus—and control them with the included remote to create a magical holiday experience.



Snowmen play five classic holiday songs...
Wrapped present snowman plays "Jingle Bells."
Candle snowman plays "Silent Night."
North Star snowman plays "Carol of the Bells."
Wreath snowman plays "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."
Holly snowman plays "Ding Dong Merrily on High."


I hope you enjoy these timeless traditional Christmas decor...and start Counting down to Christmas with Advent Calendars and Hallmark movies, too!


Our family each year at Christmas have an Advent Wreath. We celebrate the four Sundays before Christmas as a means of preparing our hearts for the miraculous birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We light the candles and read Scriptures. As the candles are lit, the Christmas story unfolds from Isaiah to the second chapter of Luke. The Old Testament points to the promise of a Savior.

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace "
Isaiah 9: 6

The wreath is always in the shape of a circle to represent God's eternity, His unending nature. The evergreens symbolize life. We as Christians have eternal life once we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior.



Nestled inside the wreath of evergreens are five candles, each representing a significant aspect of the Christmas story. The first three candles are purple to represent preparation, the fourth candle is pink to represent joy, and the last is white to represent Christ. Each candle also has an individual meaning.

*On the first Sunday of advent, the candle of prophecy and preparation is lit.

*On the second Sunday, family members light the candle of proclamation, remembering the angels who announced the Savior.

*The third week, we emphasize anticipation. For hundreds of years, godly men and women awaited the presence of the King. And what a joy it was for the lowly shepherds who first experienced the joyous news of Christ's birth.

After the three weeks of preparation, the joy of the coming Savior is celebrated with a pink candle. On this Sunday, we remember the expectation Mary felt as she had Emmanuel, God with us, pressing at her womb.

*On Christmas Eve, one last candle, the white candle, is lighted. Often the biggest of the five candles and centered in the middle of the wreath, this Christ candle marks the culmination of the promise of a coming Savior. Celebrate the occasion with family prayer time, acknowledging the light of Christ not only in the world, but also in our hearts. On Christmas Eve, as that last candle is lit, remember the words of Scripture, Christ in you, the hope of glory!


Blessings for the Day to Encourage your Life and Bring You Joy!



Joyous Christmas Blessings,



Monday, November 25, 2019

Happy Thanksgiving🦃 ~ Thankfulness, Memories, Recipes, Party Games, Hallmark Movies & More!!!


I am grateful to have met so many wonderful friends
through It's a Wonderful LifeStyle!
You all have welcomed me with your sweet comments and emails. I am so Thankful!!!
Each of you have a special place in my heart
and I pray this Thanksgiving & Christmas season you
are abundantly blessed!



In Everything Give Thanks - Wood Framed Wall Art
In Everything Give Thanks - Wood Framed Wall Art-Available at Dayspring


I love Thanksgiving... the time spent in the kitchen cooking & baking with my Momma & Sister. My Daddy carving the turkey and He & my Brother leading us in prayer. What sweet moments. I also remember going to my Ma-Ma's(grandmother) house, and seeing all the loved ones that came home to celebrate together. The house was full, not just because we have a large family, but it was full of love. Those sweet times with my precious aunts & uncles and the excitement of time with my cousins - playing and laughing together...
I so wish I could go back!!!
There was always a warm feeling at my Ma-Ma's house - an indescribable feeling of Love and Joy.





My Ma-Ma made every holiday so special, I miss her very much and so so grateful for those precious memories. We now make several of her recipes each year, so in a way it feels like she is here with us.
Here is my Ma-Ma's(grandmother) Cornbread Dressing Recipe... it is so delicious!!!

(She usually always made this without a recipe and my Momma does the same, but here is the recipe my Momma has put together just so others in the family can make it.)

Momma's(Ma-Ma's) Corn Bread Dressing

6-8 cups of cornbread
1/2 cup turkey broth
1 onion finely chopped
1 celery bunch finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 1/2 teaspoon of rubbed sage

Saute chopped onions and celery in 1/2 stick of butter until transparent.
In a Large mixing bowl combine 6-8 cups of crumbled cornbread.
Add 1/2 cup of turkey broth (or enough to pack and make a patty), then add sautéed onions and celery, 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning, 1 1/2 teaspoons rubbed sage(or more to taste...you can taste test this since everything is cooked) Mix Well. Make into patties - Place on baking sheet and Bake at 400 until golden brown 15-25 minutes...depends on your oven.



I am so grateful that I will be with all my precious family this Thanksgiving...gathering around the table and seeing all those sweet faces, for a delicious feast and sharing the joy of simply being together and giving thanks to the Lord for another wonderful year, and God always being with us & the Christmas to come!!! What Precious Memories!!!

https://www.thespruce.com/thanksgiving-games-for-kids-and-families-1356366
Thanksgiving Games for Kids and Families-Available at The Spruce
Our family always enjoys playing games together on thanksgiving as well! Here are a few games that
you can play with your family, that always leads
to laughter and fun for everyone.


*Mad Libs are a great Thanksgiving game because the whole family can participate. Have everyone take turns calling out words until the whole sheet is filled, then read what is sure to be a funny (and at least somewhat festive) story aloud.
Click Here...for some Thanksgiving Mad Libs you can print out and share with your family!

*Charades is always a fun party game for all ages, but you can make it extra fun on Thanksgiving by using words and phrases that are seasonal and festive. Acting out "cranberry sauce" and "pumpkin pie" might be a little bit of a challenge, but hey, that's part of the fun!

So, when you think of Thanksgiving, you think of cooking, right? Well, here is a game for all ages, that uses oven mitts to make it more challenging but a lot of fun!

*Oven Mitt Unwrap is a game where you have to unwrap the gift/prize using oven mitts.

You will need-Two oven mitts, one wrapped gift, two dice

Set Up:
Wrap the gift with as much tape as you wish. The more tape you use, the harder it is to unwrap and the longer it takes to play the game.
How to Play:
Have the participants sit in a circle. Hand the two dice to one of the players. Hand the oven mitts and wrapped gift to the player on the right of the player who has the dice. The game begins when the player with the dice starts rolling. The player with the gift must put the oven mitts on and then try to open the gift. As soon as the player with the dice rolls a double, then they pass the dice to their left and take the gift and oven mitts from the player on their right. This new player tries to open the gift before the player with the dice rolls a double. Play continues until someone with the mitts on actually opens/unwraps the gift completely.
As the host of the game, you may suggest further rules such as:
ONLY the mitts can touch the gift, which means you can not use your teeth or feet or anything else.
You may not POUND or HIT the gift with force.
Winner:
The player that opens the gift fully ... wins the game and keeps the gift as a prize.


Turkey on the Table - Start a New Family Tradition and Share What You are Grateful For With this Heartwarming Kit- Available at Amazon



These are just a few games, that will bring some joy to your family and make wonderful memories.

Also, if you need to entertain your guests this week, don't forget to watch the Hallmark Channel. They are celebrating with their traditional 7 night Thanksgiving event! There will be Christmas movies all day and new movies premiering every night. Be sure to check out the full schedule on my Sweet Sister's Website...It's A Wonderful Movie *CLICK HERE* She has everything you need to know about Christmas Movies and more!


Here are just a few Classics I will be watching this week.

It's A Wonderful Life-Available at Amazon
*It's A Wonderful Life - a True Classic Christmas Movie, airs Saturday, November 30th at 8pm/7c. on NBC

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving-Available at Amazon
*A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving - the beloved classic with all the Peanuts Gang, airs Wednesday, November 27th at 9pm/8c. on ABC.

As we celebrate Thanksgiving and gather with family & friends...let us be thankful for one another, enjoy one another, love on one another, have fun with one another...and let us always be grateful for the One that saved us all...Jesus...the abundance of God, and may His love fill your heart this holiday season!


Blessings for the Day to Encourage
your Life and Bring You Joy!

I pray you all have a
Blessed, Happy, & Joyous Thanksgiving, Each and Everyone!!!