After we bought our house, my good friend Lora and my SIL Christy asked us if they could have us a housewarming party. We were so grateful for their thoughtfulness and generosity! Their idea was to have something before Christmas so that guests could shower us with Christmas decor, etc. FYI-we lost all our Christmas in the warehouse fire this past May. So not only were we starting out fresh with Christmas stockings, tree, lights, decor, but we were starting out fresh in our new home right at Christmas time! What a blessing our family, friends, and community have been! WOW!
Before we bought the house I had seen somewhere of a House Dedication Ceremony. I was really interested in this and how the family dedicated their home and all that happened in it to the Lord. Cory and I decided that this was something we wanted for our family too. We got our Preacher involved and from there had a little ceremony set up for the party too!
Christy, my SIL, is very creative and wanted to do something for the kids to have fun with. She has a recipe for ornaments. The kids all got to make their own ornament and then make one for us to place on our tree! So sweet! They turned out perfect and they smell soooo good too. You can check out the recipe for these here. Thanks Christy for a great idea and beautiful ornaments we’ll always treasure!
Lora, me, and Christy
I am very blessed to have so many friends and family that contributed a special dish to our shin-dig! These girls, however, were the brains behind the organization and success of our Housewarming. Thanks to ALL those who helped make our special ceremony and party a HUGE blessing!
~jct~
