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🎁 Traditions Build Homes, Not Just Walls! 🏡 From decorating the tree 🎄 to sharing stories by the fire 🔥, family traditions are the heart of the holidays. This season, let’s celebrate the moments that make our houses feel like home. Need ideas for new traditions? My latest blog has you covered: https://bit.ly/3Dfvcrm 📲 Check it out now. #Adrianasells757 #FamilyTraditions #SoutheasternVirginia #HolidayMemories

🎄🎉 How quickly can you get a BINGO with all the festive activities this season? Whether it's decorating the tree, singing carols, or sipping hot cocoa, share how long it took for you to hit BINGO. Let's see who's the quickest in spreading holiday cheer! ❄️ #yycre #homebuying #investinyyc #calgaryrealtor #yycrealtor #yycrealestate #realestateinvesting #buyingtips #justlisted #albertahousingmarket #yyztoyyc #movetocalgary #realestate #realestatetips #househunting

Remember to SLOW DOWN this Holiday Season It is so easy to get sucked in, but do you really enjoy rushing around all holiday season? A few tips: 🔸 This is a great time to practice setting boundaries by declining invitations to events that won’t feed your soul. 🔸 Let go of perfection. Whether it is decorating your house, entertaining or finding that ugly Christmas sweater, its ok to go for good enough. 🔸 Set aside some time that is just for you. Whether a quiet chat with a loved one, or a walk in the forest, you-time can help you remember what is important to you, and keep you from getting sucked into the holiday frenzy. #HolidaySelfCare #BoundariesMatter #WorkLifeBalance

Is there really ever a “right” time to start decorating for the holidays? 🎄✨ Some people dive into the festive spirit as soon as Halloween ends, while others wait until after Thanksgiving to deck the halls. Then there are those who keep it cozy all year long with a little touch of holiday magic! So, when do you like to start transforming your home for the season? Let us know your holiday decorating timeline in the comments below! 🎅✨ #Floridabreezerealty #Floridabreezerealty

Your Ultimate Guide to Christmas Decorating ✨🎄 With Christmas less than 1 month away, we're excited to share our top tips for transforming your space into one fit for the festive season. Scroll through to get inspired for the holidays!

The holiday season is here, and churches everywhere are transforming into festive spaces filled with lights, joy, and reverence. But before you start stringing up the lights, safety needs to take center stage. In our latest blog, Tim Cool shares 10 essential steps for decorating your church safely this Christmas. From proper ladder use to fire-safe decorations and electrical tips, this guide is a must-read for any church planning its holiday setup. Read the full guide and keep your team safe this season: https://lnkd.in/egiiNAkN

✨ Why Do We Hang Lights on Our Homes During Christmas? ✨ Ever wonder where the tradition of decorating our homes with twinkling lights for the holidays came from? It’s a beautiful mix of symbolism, innovation, and culture: 🎄 Religious Roots: Light has always symbolized hope and divine guidance. In Christian tradition, it represents Jesus as the "light of the world," shining brightly even in the darkest winter nights. 🕯️ Candlelit Beginnings: Before electricity, people placed candles in windows to welcome visitors or symbolize the guiding light for the Holy Family. 💡 The Spark of Technology: The tradition evolved when Thomas Edison and his team introduced electric lights in the late 19th century. By the 1920s, string lights became popular for decorating homes, making it safer and more accessible to spread holiday cheer outdoors. 🤝 A Community Celebration: Over time, it became a way to share joy with neighbors, inspire friendly competition, and brighten entire neighborhoods with festive displays. Whether it’s for tradition, creativity, or simply to spread joy, those holiday lights on your house have a rich history behind them. Do you decorate with lights? What’s your favorite part of the tradition? Let’s share the sparkle this season! ✨🎄

One final “Christmas In July” post for churches… Christmas is a time when many of even the most forward-thinking people lean towards “old fashioned” traditions, music, decorations, and even food. It’s a normal human reaction to look back and remember meaningful times, places, events, and people.  Long story short, don’t worry about going out of your way to be “innovative” this Christmas. I learned that one the hard way. One year, we had had enough of trying to make what we considered to be the “old guard” happy. We were going to do something different, by golly, so we came up with a look based on snow white modernistic vaguely-Christmas-tree-shaped decor pieces and created a striking set (and even custom ornaments based on the look). It was new. It was cool. It was different. It failed. People didn’t storm out, but it was clearly the least-liked set that we had created in my decade at the church. It wasn’t just old people, either - they were actually kinder with their comments than some of the younger ones. What happened? We had messed with something that people -regardless of age - didn’t want messed with. So don’t make my mistake. Invest time and effort to make Christmas services excellent, and use your creativity - while remembering that sometimes it makes more sense to paint within the frame you're given.

Is there really ever a “right” time to start decorating for the holidays? 🎄✨ Some people dive into the festive spirit as soon as Halloween ends, while others wait until after Thanksgiving to deck the halls. Then there are those who keep it cozy all year long with a little touch of holiday magic! So, when do you like to start transforming your home for the season? Let us know your holiday decorating timeline in the comments below! 🎅✨ #remaxultimateprofessionals #remaxagent #remaxhustle #homesweethome

Christmas wishes to all that have made this season, and year, wonderful. May you have joy in your heart, and magic in your step, as you enjoy this time. Cheers and be safe! #ChristmasWishes #MerryChristmas! #ArchitecturalDesign #HospitalityDesign #InteriorDesign #IndianGaming #CommercialDesign #IndianGamingDesign