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| Library of Congress: Tripp Family, 1936 Christmas, Iowa |
I love the idea of having an old -time family Christmas. The modern, commercialized version can get very stressful. It is good to go back and look at old family photographs to see what Christmas looked like for our Mothers and Grandmothers. In the photograph above, you see a plain tree with a few ornaments and some tinsel. It is pretty and simple. The girls are wrapping presents together. The living room is lovely and what one would call "old fashioned." This is similar to what my home looked like throughout my childhood. It was the same for my mother. There is something so special about a simple old fashioned Christmas.
Today, I want to share with you a special book for homemakers which will greatly inspire you to have just such an old time holiday with your family. It will be a home-centered, family-centered, Christ-centered Christmas. I will also be giving away a copy of this book.
The book is called, "Dear Christmas Mothers" by Mrs. Connie Hultquist. It is a compilation of some of her letters during Thanksgiving and Christmas time.
Have you met Connie? She started hand-writing letters to homemakers many years ago. Then in the year 2000, her Marriage Testimony was published in Nancy Campbell's "Above Rubies" magazine. By this time, Connie was writing her daily letters over the Internet, using a small email machine. This is when I met her, 18 years ago. She has encouraged and inspired many wives and mothers to be old-time homemakers for the Lord.
Her marriage testimony is currently being made into a movie through Pro-Family films. These are the same people who have worked to help make the movie "War Room." You can find out about Connie's upcoming movie, "Bring Him Home," and read more about her marriage testimony on their Page.
Mrs. Hultquist calls herself “Straight up hillbilly.” She knows how to live through depression-era times. Her “underground wisdom” is enlightening and inspiring. Her letters are endearing, heartwarming, and educational.
"We had to start early to gather presents for each of our children. Mary, our sixth baby, was just 8 months old for her first Christmas, and Jimmy was in the Navy. Well, I had to send Jimmy his present early to get it there in time for Christmas. I sent fudge and Christmas cookies to remind him of the tastes of home." (page 9)
"I was sitting in the living room and looking at the low and sweet Christmas lights. What an old fashioned Christmas home!" (page 40)
"You know what, Christmas Mothers? Children don't know that you are poor unless you tell them. . . . We mothers used to mainly make our Christmas with our hands. I would make the cut out cookies galore. They are so simple to make with just the most basic ingredients, and then I would frost them with simple butter frosting." (page 48)
"Sometimes we need to go back to the old ways to get our stability. In this age of feminism, we have, as women, lost our direction. So we must go back to the bend in the road to a time when life made some sense. A place where Mother was the Star of her Home." (page 104)
Some of the chapter titles include:
"An Old Time Christmas"
"Good Mothers and Happy Homes"
"A Snowy Morning"
"A Hand Made Christmas"
"Christmas Fudge"
"A Christmas Homestead"
"Cherry Kolaches and Hot Soup"
The book is paperback, 116 pages.
The Giveaway (Closed)
I will be giving away TWO Copies of this book. There will be two winners. Each one will receive a copy of "Dear Christmas Mothers."
To enter for a chance to win this book, just leave me a comment telling me something about Christmas. This could be a family memory, a tradition, or how you decorate your home. Any comment about Christmas will be an entry for a chance to win the book.
For additional Entries:
1. Post about this on Facebook.
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3. - Subscribe to The Legacy of Home and have it delivered directly to your email.
*Please leave a separate comment for each entry.*
One random winner we be selected on Friday, November 30, 2018. (U.S. Entries only.) If I am unable to reach the winner within 48 hours, an alternate winner will be selected. Your entry is only valid if you include a way for me to contact you.
* This contest is now closed. The winners have been notified in Dear Christmas Mothers - Presenting the Winners.
Blessings
Mrs. White
From the Archives -
Remembering my Childhood - When Television was Special.
I Will Never Regret Staying Home with my Children - A Humble Parlour as a School of Theology.
Make it look like - The Maid was Here.
Mrs. White's special book for homemakers:"Introduction to Home Economics: Gentle Instruction to Find Joy in Christian Homemaking." Paperback, 200 pages.
An Invitation - Subscribe to The Legacy of Home and have it delivered directly to your email.
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