Christmas Season is Here! - 12 January Covers/Dividers

Happy Thanksgiving!! 

Thanksgiving marks the start of the Christmas season for us! 

We had an amazing Thanksgiving. My son, his wife, and Henry, her service dog were here. 

We had a great time! 

I made these covers and dividers for January.

The covers can be edited if you know how to add in text. For those of you using a MAC, you can add in the text using Preview. For those using Word, you add the files like an image and then add a text box.  

I made these as 8.5 x 11. I have uploaded them as PNG files. You can adjust the size of these, keeping the aspect ratio. 

These were made using graphics from Chantahlia Designs. 

I do not charge for them. I do NOT require that you follow me to download them. 

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Look for Next weeks Blog for January Weekly Posters
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Have a Happy and Blessed Christmas Season, 

Laura 

30 Years of Marriage!! - Free December Weekly Poster

That's right!! Today marks 30 years of wedded bliss. Ok, maybe not bliss, but certainly a blessing!! 

Rob and I got married 30 years ago today!! It was a freezing cold day in November and neither of us knew what we were getting into. Four children and 30 years later, we still have no idea what we're doing but have learned a few things along the way. 

I see meme's on Facebook and Instagram and I'm usually amazed by the fantasy expectations that women have about marriage. 

Love isn't fancy flowers or things. 

Love isn't him thinking about you and you being his only thought. If you think you're going to get married and your spouse is going to think about you all day, you're in for a HUGE letdown. 

That is a fantasy. Something you saw on TV?? Not the real world. We are setting up our children to fail in marriage if we don't teach them what true love looks like. 

What did Jesus do?? 

He died for us! 

He put us first. He thought about our needs. He didn't set boundaries. He didn't take some "Me" time. He knew what we needed and he did it! He knew that we were weak and He made a way for us to be with Him forever!! Praise God!! 

Now, don't get me wrong, there are days that I want to kill my husband. There are days that I still look at him and think to myself, "I think I made a mistake". 

We aren't perfect, but we are perfect for each other. 

Here is love: 

Love is getting up and going to work every day without complaining. 

Love is working two jobs so that I can stay home and homeschool the kids. 

Love is making sure that his laundry is done and shirts don't get wrinkled. (He hates that)

Love is washing the dishes when he knows I'm exhausted. 

Love is making sure the kids leave dad alone while he's getting something annoying done. 

Love is laughing at your stupidity together. 

Love is making sure the kids listen when the other spouse is too tired to discipline. 

Love is knowing how imperfect your spouse is but CHOOSING to still love. 

Love is knowing how imperfect you are, amazed that your spouse still loves you. 

Love is letting him watch the football game in peace. 

The list goes on. 

Doesn't look like on tv?? What you see on TV is fake. Real love isn't about what you can get but it's about choosing to serve someone else. 

Love is a choice. 

Jesus had a choice. He chose us!! 

I choose love! Even when I don't *Feel* love. I choose to Love!! 

I wish I had some prettier picture of what 30 years of marriage looks like. Actually , I don't! I'm showing you the truth. Love isn't always easy, romantic or pretty. 

John 3:16 is a verse that many of us have memorized. Do you really think about it?? 

"For God so LOVED the world, that He gave His only begotten son. That whoever believes in Him will not perish, but have everlasting life." 

The Lord gave His son to die for us. That is love. Agape love. 

My life verse is 1Thess 2:8 (NASB)

"Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us." 

At first glance, this verse seems to be talking about how the disciples wanted to share their lives. It wasn't just that they would share their lives but that they would die for their brothers and sisters in Christ. 

That is love!! 

To celebrate our 30 years we're going out to dinner, 

🎉with the kids. 🎊

Fortunately for you, I have the December weekly poster ready. 

This is an 11 x 14 poster. I have these printed out at Walmart and put in my frame. 

I write out our weekly activities on Sunday. I prefer the Monday start, but I have both options, Sunday or Monday, available for you to download. I also put at the bottom a space for your dinners. I also like a to-do Section but haven't added that in. I will be adding that into my 2020 Weekly Posters. 

Here is a picture of my November Poster. You can see that we use it. My husband likes that he can see what is going on for the day. 

If you'd like to get notified when I post a new blog, subscribe!! If not, you can click on the link below to download this file. You will be able to download the entire file. It will have two JPG and two PNG files. You can use the ones you'd like to print out. You can reduce or increase the size as long as you keep the aspect ratio the same. 

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Have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving!
Laura
Imperfect wife, mother and follower of Christ

21 Free Christmas Covers

Today Sarah and I are leaving for a mission trip with our church family. 

Click Here if you'd like to learn about our Church, Calvary Chapel in Clayton , NC. 

I love my church family. Nothing but real people, real sinners, learning how to love the Lord and serve Him daily.  

While some mission trips are nothing more than vacations, this one won't be. Sleeping on the floor, etc. I'm looking forward to this time with Sarah, but NOT sleeping on the floor. My back isn't going to like it. We're not perfect. Far from it, but I love being able to do this with her. Getting back to the reality of how blessed we are. 

We take so much for granted here in America. We're blessed and live in a country where our standard of living is much higher than the others. This trip is also about growing in His love. As much as we serve others, we really learn so much more in this. 

I love this time of the year. I enjoy making holiday printables. Many of which I'll not have the time to use. I like to share them with others who can use them. 

 I can't say enough about Janelle at Chantahlia Design. No matter how many Digital kits I have, No matter how much Christmas digital art I have, I always end up back at her site. 

All her art is free and I made these covers with her papers and elements. If you'd like to make your own, head on over to her site and show her some love. 

This file contains 21 different covers and dividers. I print mine out and laminate them. You can slip them into page protectors, without laminating. If you laminate them, I use 5 mil when I'm making a cover and 3 mil for a divider. You can then punch them for any planner or binder that you're using. 

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Have a Blessed Christmas, 

Laura

Imperfect Wife, Mother & Follower of Christ

12 Hanukkah Covers and Dividers

It was suggested to me that I post my covers and dividers earlier. ok, it was more than suggested. It seems that I'm late in posting, making it difficult for people to have the time to print and laminate all my free prints!! 

I'm starting with Hanukkah. That's right!  The forgotten holiday! The holiday of lights!! Eight wonderful nights of remembering how the L-rd provided. 

**While I frequently type G-ds name, out of respect for my Jewish sisters and brothers, In this blog post, I will NOT be doing that. ** 

It's difficult finding Hanukkah graphics and digital scrapbooking art. When I find it, I try to buy it when it's on sale. It's not something that is easy to find for free. 

I print these out and laminate them for holiday planner covers. You can use the Happy Planner punch, a regular 3-hole binder punch or even spiral bind them!! I use 5mil laminate when I use them for covers. For dividers I use 3mil. 

Please enjoy these but Do NOT send these files directly to anyone. I don't charge for my files ever!! I do make money with the traffic to my blog via advertising. I also do NOT put a watermark on them. I'm posting these on the honor system. 

These are all available in a one-file download from my google drive. 

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Have a Blessed Holiday, 

Laura

November is Here and ..... Free Covers

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November has arrived in NC. It brought with it some welcomed cooler weather and crisp evenings. 

This is the time of year that I wait for!! I love this weather.

I love everything about Fall Decorating. Evening planning and covers.

I was able to create these November covers and dividers thanks to the generosity of Janelle from Chantahlia's designs. I wasn't planning on posting another freebie until next week, but I couldn't help it.  If you like to design your own covers, head on over and show Janelle some love.

If you'd like a weekly 11x14 printable for November, head on over to this blog post. Keep a look out for Decembers Weekly Poster.


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Have a great week and Happy Planning!!

Laura,

Imperfect wife, mother and follower of Christ.