Well, friends, you confirmed it. Giveaways are my favorite. 

Goodbye, Necklace. I loved you.

Goodbye, Necklace. I loved you.

Thank you all for sharing your delightful (and funny and ridiculous and inspiring) Christmas traditions with me. I enjoyed reading every last one of them. Unfortunately, though, there can be only one winner of the extra fantastic giveaway and those extra fantastic goodies.

So, congrats to…Carrie! 

This is my hand. I found taking this photo very awkward, by the way. My fingers look all stiff and knobby. So try not to look. Also, true story: two of my brothers are or have been hand models in commercials. I lack their skills. Obviously. (Stop it! Stop looking!)

This is my hand. I found taking this photo very awkward, by the way. My fingers look all stiff and knobby. And I bite my fingernails. So try not to look.
Also, true story: two of my brothers are or have been hand models in commercials.
Are you still looking at my knobby fingers? Quit.

In other news, I’ll be stepping away from blogging for the rest of December because, you know: Christmas, new house, and who really has time to read during the holidays anyway?

I appreciate all of you who have stuck with me through these last few months and last (very) few posts. If you missed it earlier this week, I was blessed to write over at (in)courage, a lovely website for women that has challenged and encouraged me time and again. So check me out there.

And, if it suits you, sign up to receive their free daily encouragements here. You won’t be sad you did.

Blessings and Merry Christmas, sweet friends!