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There’s a Feeling of Christmas Everywhere

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Christmas Is The Holiday That Sings To My Spirit

There's a Feeling of Christmas Everywhere

 

There’s a feeling of Christmas everywhere.

This phenomenal feeling is in my heart, blanketing my spirit and warming my soul.

I am over the moon just thinking about the upcoming holiday season. 

Hearts come together and loving warmth takes over.

The other day I began thinking about Christmas. Christmas is always on my mind. There was a slight jolt in my spirit and I jumped into the car and drove to Hobby Lobby. I had a feeling that they were stocking their shelves for Christmas.

When I got there all I could see was shelves were overflowing with autumn decor. I think it’s okay to say or even believe that their shelves will be full of Christmas soon. 

I’m going back there today (Monday, June 16, 2025) to see what they have on display for the most wonderful time of the year. 

I received an email over the weekend from Michael’s craft store that they are putting out their Christmas decorations this week. I’ll head there today as well to see what beauties they will be displaying for the holiday season. To say I am excited is an understatement.

The Christmas Season Is Beautiful, Warm and Wonderful

For me, there are so many things that make Christmas special. Even visiting the craft store, Home Goods and other home stores make me happy. I am not hard to please. Give me Christmas and you’ve given me the world. What can I say. I truly adore Christmas.

The decorations alone make spirits bright. The wonderful Christmas color palettes that illuminate our homes and songs that sing to our heart are amazing as well. 

And then there’s that cozy feeling that we all know so well and welcome with open arms that always shows up during the holidays while lovingly spreading good cheer everywhere we go. 

We can’t forget about the winter weather. Winter and Christmas go hand in hand. It’s the cold here up north that does it for me. 

Christmas Calls and Snowflakes Gently Fall 

I absolutely adore the cold and snowy conditions that always seem to show up when Christmas comes. 

Winter wonderlands make Christmas even more special every time I see a snowflake or two that sometimes turns into a real heavy snowfall. It’s awesome what those delicate beautifully designed snowflakes can do when they all fall to earth together. 

Looking forward to the 2025 holiday season I am preparing my home, once again, to receive love, joy and an abundance of good cheer followed by peace. 

As the Christmas season approaches I will be ready. Every year I look forward to preparing my home for this sensational season filled with love. 

I’ll slowly decorate every inch of my home with all of my beautiful Christmas decorations. My theme this year will be red and gold or perhaps silver and icy blue. Whatever colors I decide to use I will make it all come together like a picture on the front cover of a magazine. 

Christmas is such an amazing time of year. It fills every room and inch of my home and I love it. I look forward to enjoying the splendor and wonder of the season. 

This year I’m going to write a few Christmas songs and sing them to my family. I want to make sure each and every Christmas is special because I love my family and I love Christmas. Creating these These memories that can never be forgotten is extremely important to me.

What Christmas will you be creating this year that your family will cherish and never forget?

Merry Christmas everybody,

Sincerely,

Cyndi 

www.achampagnechristmas.com

Miracles in the Making On Christmas Eve

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The Magic of Christmas Eve: A Celebration of Family

The Magic of Christmas Eve

The magic of Christmas Eve resides in our minds. We close our eyes and see beauty and joy.

The air crackles with anticipation, the scent of pine needles and gingerbread hangs heavy, and a feeling of warmth settles deep within our hearts. More than just the eve of a gift-giving frenzy,

Christmas Eve is a potent reminder of the importance of family, tradition, and the simple joy of being together.

For many, Christmas Eve is the anchor that holds the holiday season together. While Christmas Day might bring the excitement of unwrapping presents,

Christmas Eve is often steeped in beloved rituals that have been passed down through generations. Perhaps it’s a special reading of “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” a caroling session around the piano, or the careful placement of cookies and milk for Santa. 

These traditions, repeated year after year, become cherished memories woven into the fabric of our family narrative.

The beauty of Christmas Eve lies in its emphasis on connection. It’s a time to slow down, unplug from the digital world, and truly focus on the people surrounding you.

Laughter fills the air as family members share stories, reminisce about past Christmases, and create new memories that will be treasured for years to come.

The preparation for the holiday, from decorating the tree to baking festive treats, becomes a collaborative effort, strengthening bonds and fostering a sense of shared purpose.

For those who live far apart, Christmas Eve might be the first opportunity of the holiday season to reconnect with loved ones.

The joy of seeing faces light up, sharing a warm embrace, and catching up on the year’s events is a gift in itself. Even if physical distance prevents gathering in person, technology allows us to bridge the gap through video calls, sharing stories and laughter across miles.

Christmas Eve is also a time for reflection.

It’s a chance to pause and appreciate the blessings in our lives, to express gratitude for the love and support of our family, and to remember those who are no longer with us.

Lighting a candle in remembrance, sharing stories about loved ones who have passed, or simply holding them in our hearts can be a powerful way to honor their memory and keep their spirit alive.

Ultimately, Christmas Eve is a celebration of family in its purest form. It’s about creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere, sharing love and laughter, and cherishing the moments spent together. It’s a reminder that the greatest gifts aren’t found under the tree, but in the hearts of the people we hold dear.

So this Christmas Eve, let us embrace the magic of the season and the enduring power of family, creating memories that will last a lifetime.

Merry Christmas Everybody,

Cyn

www.christmasevermore.com 

Jesus Is The Reason Why I Love The Christmas Season

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The Holiday Season Is Designed To Bring Wealth and Prosperity Into Every Home

Christmas delivers wealth and prosperity into every home with love.

That’s why the feeling is amazing and it’s all because of Jesus.

Good Day Christmas Friends,

Today is Saturday, May 31, 2025 and I want to talk Christmas. Do you mind if I tell you why I never get tired of talking about Christmas. 

For me Christmas is complete comfort and joy because Jesus is the Reason for the Season. 

You see, I love my precious Lord and sweet Savior, Jesus Christ. He is my Light and Life Who dwells deep within my spirit. He warms every inch of my heart all year long. Also, He bestows countless blessings upon me faithfully my life without me asking for it. I am grateful. 

Like His Kingdom, Jesus’ love is an everlasting love. I am thankful that I get to experience His love when He mercifully wakes me up. With a grateful heart and spirit I bask in the glory of the new day. My spirit and mind renewed I start everyday refreshed and rejuvenated.

There is no love grater than the love of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

Jesus is the Reason for my deep love for  Christmas

To know the true meaning of Christmas you must know Jesus. I truly believe when the holiday season makes its entrance into my every room inside of my home I can find special gifts in the Hem of His Garment.

One of those gifts is peace. The other two gifts are comfort and love. These special gifts envelope the spirit and gird me with joy. I love the sensational feeling that they bring to me year after year time and time again throughout the joyous season. 

Jesus gifts abundant miracles that surrounds and embraces believers across the pond. Here’s what’s so very special about it all. Jesus gives gifts that only some can see and feel. He is my reason for loving Christmas more than words can say. Jesus is the Reason for the Season. 

Reflecting upon all things Christmas here are some ways that I celebrate the miraculous season.

Comfort and joy are always near and holly jolly has a way of creating more abundance in my life

When I think about the Christmas holiday season I think about Jesus and the comfy and cozy feeling that quickly encompasses me. 

Taking time to relax into deep thoughts about Christmas I close my eyes. Quietly nestled in Jesus’ peace, my brown eyes walk me through a short time zone beginning October 1.

With loving eyes I see my home decked with boughs of holly warming the living room. My seriously comfortable living room brings me true inspiration all throughout this joyful time of the year. It is truly majestic and so is the holiday deocr.

I see all of the precious ornaments, gold bulbs and red runners that melt my heart. They also make me so very happy. In this divine space I write short holiday stories and precious Christmas filled poems. As Christmas music plays in the background I create, design and produce some of my best and most awe-inspiring creations.

From incredible decorations to heavenly pieces of vintage to modern ornaments I write Christmas. 

Now still in the present moment with thanksgiving and all the happiness in my own little world residing deep within every beat of my cotton clothed heart my eyes lead me into my quaint little dated kitchen which I love. Regardless of the fact that I have very little countertop and cabinet space it’s still my kitchen designed 62 years  inside of a loving home and I adore it. 

I am beyond grateful for the beauty, warmth and endless joy in my home.

As I slowly walk through the beauty of it all I am greeted with some of the most delicious desserts to come out of an oven baked by me the one and only.

A most delicious red velvet cake, with a smooth rich texture covered over with cream cheese frosting looks as stunning as my Christmas tree and just waiting to be sliced. And then I have dark chocolate brownies forever the hit in my home along with yummy peanut butter cookies my favorite cookie in the world lovingly grace my 35 year old kitchen table. 

Let’s head into the dining room, another place from whence I gather inspiration whenever I need inspiration for my life in general. It flows, like milk and honey from my living room. These three rooms intertwine like a healthy and loving relationship that naturally flows like rivers of water. 

Christmas brings me an abundance of happiness joy and comfort and it’s all because of Jesus. 

Even though it’s only May 31 it feels like December 25. Everyday for me feels like December 24 and 25 because Christmas resonates with my spirit like oceans of water. I must say that there are not enough words to express how I feel about Christmas. 

Christmas delivers wealth and prosperity into every home with love.

What about you. How does Christmas make you feel? 

Merry Christmas.

Cyn

www.everywomanslifelovingjourney.com

www.godsvirtuouswomenentrepreneurs.com

Christmas Is Still Lingering In My Home and I Love It

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Christmastime is a Feeling That Never Leaves My Heart

Christmas Is Still Lingering In My Home and I Love It

Christmas is still lingering in my home and I love it!

I know it’s February and Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but forever Christmas remains with me.

Whenever I think about Christmas and all the joy that comes along with this special time of the year I smile. I smile because I love how the holiday season hugs me.

Furthermore, I love the shopping, baking, caroling and singing. 

For me, Christmastime brings hope to my heart and home. There is a special sensation that enfolds every inch of my being during the holidays and I embrace this feeling every year with gratitude.

Unwrapping gifts of hope, peace, joy and good cheer keep me uplifted and amazed. 

Christmas 2025 will be celebrated with more family traditions, thankfulness and a whole lot of wonder accompanied by beauty and splendor.

Whatever your plans are for the Christmas holidays plan accordingly and get ready early. This way you can sit back, rest and relax and enjoy the celebration!

The Christmas season will be upon us before long and we want to make sure that we enjoy every second of the most wonderful time of the year.  

Christmas is still lingering in my home and I love it. I always have and will.

Here’s to planning for a very amazing Merry Christmas.

‘Tis the season to be jolly, holly and happy.

With peace and love,

Cyn

www.wreathonmydoor.com

Let’s Decorate for the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

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Let’s Get Ready To Welcome Christmas Into Our Homes

Decorating Our Homes for the Christmas Season

Decorating Our Homes for the Christmas Season starts right now.

If you’re ready, read along and decorate your hearts and homes with me for the holiday season and smile with glee.

Christmas is almost here and it’s time to roll out the red carpet and get ready to celebrate after we have decorated.

Who is ready to decor their home for the holidays? Let’s delve into merry and bright and illumine our homes with beautiful Christmas decorations.

As I have said time and time again, I love Christmas. Christmas is the most amazing time of year for me and my family.

Here it is October and I am ready to decorate my home for Christmas For the last two years I have been decorating my house for Christmas in October.

Although I shelf shop for Christmas decor every year in October I still prefer to use my own traditional pieces to decorate my home with, but you’ll still find me racing to Home Goods, Hobby Lobby, Michael’s for fun. Going to At Home to get a look at their breathtaking Christmas decor. I was not disappointed!

Shopping for Our Holiday Decor

Decorating Our Homes for the Christmas Season 

First, Home Goods is my favorite store for buying Christmas decorations. HG inspires me and gets me deeper into the Christmas mood that warms my spirit.

Shopping for the holiday season get me super excited and seeing the stores stocked up for Christmas. This time of year motivates me to decorate early because when October rolls around in my mind it’s Christmas and I want to enjoy Christmastime as long as possible.

Also, Hobby Lobby and Michael’s are both great to buy decorations for Christmas they both are similar in what they sell for Christmas.

I visited At Home in Maryland and was in awe at their enormous selection of all things Christmas. They had every ornament imaginable and in a variety of colors. 

From red to light pink, blue and mauve everything in their Christmas section was lovely and I enjoyed browsing through their decorations. 

After shelf shopping I decided that I would leave all of the 2024 Christmas decor behind and use all of the decorations that I already have instead of buying new.

I’m ready to decorate and I’ll start with my coffee table.

A few years ago I purchased a gold tray that I absolutely love.  It will be my coffee table’s centerpiece to be a showcase of stunning Christmas decor.

This gold tray is beautiful, bright and perfect for the Christmas holidays. Something about it sparkles and it says Christmas morning, noon and night.

Now, right in the middle of my gold tray I have placed a glass gold Christmas tree which serves also as a candle. It smells remarkable.

Right next to my gold Christmas tree I placed a tall gold reindeer. He has antlers that make him more than beautiful. Everything about him is gorgeous.

Next, I have added red and gold ornaments to this lovely tray with a few purple pieces to make this masterpiece pop.

To add more color and whimsy I have placed a set of three Starry Night Ribbon Ornament Hurricanes in red that illumine with white lights to brighten my table. I purchased these lovelies  from Valerie Parr Hill when she introduced them on QVC in July. These stunning hurricanes help to set the tone for Christmas and they are truly amazing.

And then there is Santa Claus. He is on the opposite end of my red hurricanes. He is clothed in a red soft winter coat and has some wonderful gifts in his sack. He is ready to make his deliveries.

Well, Christmas Luminaries, I think that’s it for now. My Christmas tree will be going up this week. I’ll be back to share the photos with you.

Decorating our homes for the Christmas season should be joy and love

Happy Decorating and Merry Christmas!

Cyn

www.achampagnechristmas.com

www.wreathonmydoor.com

 

 

 

 

Christmas is Love Peace and Joy

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 Christmas Miracles Happen When Love Enters Into Our Hearts 

Christmas Miracles and Love

Christmas miracles and love.

Christmas is love and when we invite this special time of year into our hearts and homes we get to experience overflowing joy that majestically flows in clothing and warming us with Christmas presence.

Wonder becomes splendor and the two become expressions of love that await Christmas miracles making wishes come true. This happens when we close our eyes to dream.

We open our eyes to see the beauty of the holiday season and we smile.

Gifted to us we receive an abundance of peace and joy and maybe even those things which our hearts desire or that which we need.

Love continuously wraps and warms us and we are given ornaments of grace.

Enjoy Christmas and take time to sit relax and think of the beauty of this sensational holiday season.

There is no time like Christmastime. It is truly a time to love and a time to give and to welcome family friends to gather around and love each other sincerely.

Lasting love endures and Christmas lives in our hearts forever and always. This season why not let joy, all the love and peace become our way of living and speaking. When we do this  Christmas happens everyday because Christmas is love.

 

Merry Christmas Eve Everyone

Cyn

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Gift Cards for Christmas

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Great Christmas Gift Ideas

Great Gift Ideas for Christmas

Good Day Christmas Luminaries,

Great gift ideas for Christmas is here!

How are you? Today is Saturday, September 28, 2024 and it is the most wonderful and perfect Autumn day.

The temperature is very mild and the leaves continue to fall as they leave their home falling to the ground blanketing and warming earth’s grace and splendor. Today is filled with all kinds of Christmas possibilities and I am embracing them all.

As I continue to countdown to the wonderful holiday season gift cards for Christmas have been on my mind. Have you or do you buy gift cards for friends and/or family?  

I have a few small gifts to buy and gift cards maybe the perfect gift. 

I really love the thought of giving gift cards for Christmas because it’s a very thoughtful gift in my opinion.

Great Christmas Gift Ideas Are Here

Giving a gift card to someone close to your heart takes careful thought though. Let’s delve into this great gift idea it to see if a gift card would make a nice gift for someone we love that maybe hard to buy for.

 First, let’s begin by asking ourselves some questions. 

The person I want to purchase gift cards for is my son. Now while I know which stores my son likes I need to ask myself if he would actually use the gift cards if I buy them, I mean would he use them or would they sit on his bedroom dresser. 

Secondly, I need to ask myself the following questions:

  • What kind of clothing does my son like/wear best?
  • Does he need socks or undergarments
  • What is his favorite clothing brand?
  • Would he prefer a Ralph Lauren gift card or a Neiman Marcus gift card?
  • Would he prefer a Target gift card or a Wawa gift card?
  • Does he need something for his car?
  • Does he need something for his house?
  • What is his favorite restaurant?

Asking myself these questions will help to make it a little easier when it comes to gift card shopping for my son and to understand what gift card he would actually use and appreciate.

What do you think about these great gift ideas for Christmas? Has this helped you in deciding if you would purchase gift cards for family? 

Happy Christmas Shopping and Merry Christmas,

Cyn

www.beautyandtheface.com

www.achampagnechristmas.com

 

Christmas Songs That Touch The Heart

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Songs and Sounds of the Wonderful Christmas Season

Christmas sounds and songs of the season bring so much joy!

Adding to my Christmas song list I want to share a song that melts my heart every time I play it. The song was originally sang by Kenny Loggins and it is amazing.

Did you know that Josh Groban released a new version of this heartwarming song in 2020?

When I heard Josh’s rendition of this very special song it melted my heart and tears flowed. I have been playing this beautiful song ever since.

Christmas Sounds and Songs of the Season

The song is Celebrate Me Home. Have you ever heard it? It’s absolutely heartwarming and such a  beautiful song. The song complements the Christmas season wonderfully and joyfully. It delivers an abundance of what it means to be thankful for family and friends.

I hope you get a chance to listen to the miracles and Christmas wishes found in the lyrics that can be found in this amazing song, Celebrate Me Home.

May you enjoy the Christmas holiday season.

Merry Christmas,

Cyndi

www.achampagnechristmas.com

www.beautyandtheface.com

Songs of the Season

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Christmas Songs That We Love The Most

Our All Time Favorite Christmas Songs of the Season

 

Let’s get this Christmas party started!

Christmas songs of the season are here!

I love music. All kinds of music. It brings me immense joy. I enjoy listening to the great sounds of Smokey Robinson, The Jacksons, The Rolling Stones and too many more to name. 

Listening to Christmas music during the holiday season is one of the many things that I look forward to.

Because I love the sounds of the season I decided to compile this wonderful Christmas playlist. These Christmas songs are some of my favorites. I hope you love and enjoy them as much as I do.

In my opinion, these are some of the greatest Christmas songs ever to be written and created. I hope you love and enjoy this list as much as I do.

This wonderful Christmas playlist are songs that deeply resonate with my spirit.

Here they are.

O Holy Night, Josh and Celine

Baby Please Come Home, Mariah and Michael

Its The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Andy

Silent Night, The Temptations

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

O Come All Ye Faithful

Joy To The World

And there they are, 7 of my favorite all time Christmas songs. I’ll be adding more to this list as Christmas gets closer.

Well, I must go. It’s time to listen to some music while I read sweet Christmas stories.

Merry Christmas,

Cyndi

www.achampagnechristmas.com