Winner Announced!
Thank you everyone for your kind comments and helping to spread the word about Untangling Christmas!
The winner of the Kindle Fire is comment #555 Jayne Bauer! Jayne — LeAnn will be in contact with you shortly!
Untangling Christmas is now available in a spiral-bound, printed book!
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Does the very thought of Christmas invoke a severe case of the “Yuletide Yikes!”? Do you long for a cozy, reflective time centered on Christ, instead of a frenzied blur of holiday activities? Armed with strategies to simplify and de-stress, as well as tons of doable ideas and delicious recipes, Karen and LeAnn have put together a wonderful resource to help you feel blessed, not stressed!
This practical go-to guide will empower you to:
- Evaluate your current seasonal strategies (or lack there-of!) and identify re-occurring holiday hassles.
- Set up a simple Christmas Planner designed to enable you to be on top of the holidays, rather than the other way around!
- Acquire fast and frugal decorating tips and creative, but simple, gift-giving ideas.
- Whip up delicious holiday foods – both the “from scratch” sort dear Grandma would have made and other simple, short-cut recipes for when time is tight.
The Buzz…
“Reading Untangling Christmas is a better tonic for holiday stress than spiked eggnog! My racing mind took a yuletide break by the fire, my breath slowed down and inhaled the distinct aromas of the season, and my blood pressure thought I was lying on the beach in the middle of summer. If you’re looking for a fun-filled, guilt-free, memory-making, stress-less Christmas…Karen and LeAnn have written the book for you!”
Lisa Whelchel – author of “Creative Correction” and “The ADVENTure of Christmas”
“Why is it that the holidays string us out and knot us up? This sparkling little book easily and happily untangles it all — so you can do what you really want with the holidays: Tie heart strings.”
Ann Voskamp – author of the New York Times Bestseller, One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
“My Christmas? It needs some untangling for sure. If ever there were two gals who could help me have more ahhh than eeek during Christmas, hands down it would be my friends LeAnn and Karen. Their ideas are practical, inexpensive, and even realistic for girls like me who fear cookbooks and glue guns. Get this book!”
Lysa TerKeurst – New York Times Best Selling Author of Made to Crave
“This e-book is a gem! Every page is filled with practical ways to untangle and prepare for Christmas. After reading the ebook, I took action and headed to the nearest Target to create my own Christmas notebook using their guide! Karen and LeAnn have creative ideas for everything – from gift ideas, wrapping, baking, and decorations – to creating meaningful moments for the family. They’ve thought it all out for me! Thanks to this e-book, I plan to enjoy a peaceful and untangled Christmas for many years to come!”
Courtney Joseph, Women Living Well Ministries
“Practical! Inspiring! Encouraging! I’ve already started using the Christmas family survey. There are perfect gift ideas for any budget and I can’t wait to taste those recipes! The practical tools offered from the beginning to the end inspired me to ‘put in order’ or ‘untangle’ my Christmas! Thank you both!”-
Judy Patterson, Executive Editor, womensministry.net
“Unlike so many Christmas books, this one invites me to do less and relax more. As a busy mom of six, that’s an invitation I’ll happily say yes to! Thanks to Karen and LeAnn for providing this valuable resource that I’ll be using this Christmas and many more to come.”
Marybeth Whalen – wife, mom, and author of the novels The Mailbox and She Makes It Look Easy
“There’s no such thing as the perfect Christmas, but a merry one? Karen & LeAnn have that all wrapped up! When the reality of long lines, little budgets, trainloads of traditions and fallen fruitcakes rear their ugly heads, Untangling Christmas comes to the rescue. From the clever rewrite of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas to the practical tools, holiday re-evaluations and Christmas binder plan, Untangling Christmas is practical, fun and inspiring – the one Christmas volume you’ll reach for as soon as the last Halloween costume is put away. In the midst of snow flakes and shopping flurries, the reading of this book is one holiday tradition worth keeping!”
Cindy Sigler Dagnan, author & speaker, Hot Chocolate for Couples; www.cindydagnan.com
“If you find yourself frazzled during the weeks leading up to Christmas, Untangling Christmas is a must! This was like having someone right there taking the hassle out of my holiday decorating, gift shopping and meal planning. If you want to reduce your Christmas stress, you have found it here.”
Angie Combs – wife, mother and community volunteer, Durham, North Carolina
“Untangling Christmas refreshes the reader with simple, creative and meaningful ideas that keep Christ at the center of our hearts and holiday gatherings. Karen and LeAnn’s wisdom and humor relieve us of the “perfection” standard and free us to prepare and enjoy meaningful and memorable Christmas celebrations. From delicious recipes to gift wrapping suggestions, this ebook serves us a banquet of savory solutions to make the season of celebrating our Savior’s birth satisfying and significant.”
Sharon Sloan – wife, mom, Gather & Grow P31 Leadership Team, P31 Woman Magazine Editing Team, She Speaks Graduate, from New Town, Pennsylvania
“Do yourself a favor: Read this clever CHRISTmas helper, do what you love, and let the rest go. And you might actually be able to sing ‘It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year’ without faking it!”
Cheri Keaggy – Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter/speaker
”Untangling Christmas is an amazing gift filled with inspiring wisdom and an awakening wit that will transform your heart and home this Christmas season! I guarantee it will bring Joy To Your World and some Silent Nights!”
Veronica “Pinky” Hutcherson, wife, mother, grandmother, speaker and survivor, San Antonio, Texas
“If you want to face January with no regrets, you absolutely must read Untangling Christmas … the sooner the better! This isn’t another list of things you should do to make Christmas perfect, thereby adding to your guilt. Instead Karen and LeAnn have woven grace into every page as they help you think through the whys and hows of the holidays. But don’t think this is all theory. They’ve also packed it with brilliant ideas for gift giving, reaching out, cooking, entertaining and more. You’ll love Karen’s laugh-out-loud observations and LeAnn’s warm and cozy entertaining style and recipes. After reading Untangling Christmas, I’m motivated to make this year the most meaningful, creative and organized, Christmas yet.”
Glynnis Whitwer – Author, I Used to Be So Organized
“If it’s time for you to re-think Christmas, let Karen and LeAnn lead you in your holiday makeover! This practical tool is what every mom needs to keep Christ in her Christmas and sanity in her family.”
Jill Savage – CEO Hearts at Home, author of seven books including Living With Less So Your Family Has More
Besides sharing on FB, I decided to grab your button and posted it on my blog today since my post today is about celebrating Christmas for the Real Reason.
Theresa Froehlich
Life Coach, Writer, Speaker
http://www.transitionslifecoaching.org
Posted to facebook and to my small group and home school group page.
I shared the link on my Twitter!
I shared the button on my blog!
Untangling Christmas shows how easy it really can be to slow down and actually enjoy what Christams is really supposed to be!! Thanks soooo much for releaving my stress and anxiety!! I shared http://www.untanglingchristmas.org/, with my family and facebook friends.
I shared on facebook
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I shared but it posted the wrong time, i postd Friday at 6:17 pm…..
I have tweeted it, facebooked it – and it will be mentioned on my blog tonight. YAY … this is a great idea.
Untangled Our Christmas information was posted on my FACEBOOK!
Shared on Facebook. Looks like a great book for me! I am cutting back on Christmas this year from dinner to shopping due to illness and realize it is not about these things but about our Savior. Thanks.
After reading the book, I e-mailed everyone on my contact list your web address and shared what wonderful ideas you had! I got too many responses back saying they had purchased the e-book and are trying out the ideas! Especially the planner! They liked that all receipts went in, along with recipes, lists and etc. Great ideas and Im trying alot of them out this year! Thank you so much
I wrote about it on facebook.
Shared on my Facebook Page! LOVE LOVE LOVE Proverbs 31 Ministries!!!
There are so many awesome ideas for untangling our Christmas. A few positives I can share is simplifying and enjoying. Taking time to stop and enjoy my family and friends. Trying not to be the best of everyone, but the best I can be! Merry Christmas!
Shared on facebook! I don’t struggle with this but most of my friends do!
I posted it in my blog.
Has been retweeted!
Have shared on Facebook!
I posted the button on my blog!
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Facebook message! Great book!
In the teachers louge at lunch time.
I have found how God wanted me to keep my focus on Him this Christmas! I volunteer to decorate, shop, wrap, etc for a family. The wife/mother has terminal cancer, is in her final days and is too weak to decorate. She loves the decorations and seeing each one. She is a woman of strong faith and we have become very close this week. I am studying to become a grief counselor, I suppose I am going to be counseling myself very soon.
I shared the link on Face Book and Twitter.
I shared this on facebook with my friends, couldn’t we all do with less hassle for the christmas season, I know I could.
I just shared “Untangling Christmas” with my friends and acquaitances on Facebook. We all need to step back a bit during the holiday season and remember who and what we are celebrating. Stop allowing all the retail alure and glitz to deceive us into forgetting our Savior. He is our celebration!
I posted this to my Facebook account. I need this book STAT!!
I made the planner for my mother in law!
I love this idea!
http://www.untanglingchristmas.org/
I recommended it on Facebook. I’m looking forward to reading the book!
Shared and posted on Facebook – amhengst
I was desperate for a topic for teaching my Parents’ Sunday School class tomorrow, and I came across this! How Perfect! I am excited to share this with 20 other people in person as well as on facebook!
I wanted to scale things back this year, and I didn’t know where to start! I’m so happy I found your planner idea! I’m a planner girl anyway, and I can’t wait to get started!
I posted it on Facebook. Thanks for this opportunity!
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I made this planner for my mom and she absolutely loved it!
She has called me 4 times today saying how helpful it is !
Thank you
I shared it on Twitter! =)
I tweeted this @Growing Real.
today I read a spot about this free reader, now I am one to hunt down freebies, once I started reading and went into your blog i was hooked. Now your blog is bookmarked on my webpage to check daily as an encouragment. What an awseome thing you ladies are doing.
I shared on FB about it!
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I just bought the book for my Kindle and recommended it on Facebook. I can’t wait to get started!
SO EXCITED to have youe site to help organize my Christmas. I am so hopeful that Christmas time will be our chance to regroup, slow down and reflect on how blessed we really are. I also like the connection to 31 Ministries…seems like the theme for my life right now…I am a consultant for Thirty-One Gifts, which is a faith-based company, named after Proverbs 31 and have just shared the link to this site with all my Thirty-One Sisters on a private Facebook user group. Can’t wait to download your book! Merry Christmas.
This is just what I’m needing. Feeling more than a little tangled.
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