DPP '10 // Want

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As much as I try to shield my girls from the materialistic pull of the Christmas season...the frenzied desire surrounds them on all sides. On TV, in stores...we almost just need to turn it all off and not leave the house to avoid it!

We desire for JESUS to be our main focus, as well as giving to others. This year I really want to get into some new holiday traditions and stick with them for years to come.

I'd love to hear some of the ways you combat the WANT of this season.

How do you find meaning amidst the chaos?



Festive Dreads

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Being that I don't have a house of my own to decorate for the holidays, I decided to decorate my hair ;-) I found these delicious felted wool dreads on Etsy...and fell in love with them immediately. I was craving a little change and these were just the ticket!

I'm not sure how long I will keep them or how they will "settle" into my dreads once I wash them, etc. But for now, I adore them and just couldn't wait to show y'all (yes, I'm missing my Texas friends).

Back in my college days, when dreads were just a fascination for me...I stalked a girl that worked at the natural foods store in Grand Forks, ND. She had long blonde dreads with a few purple accents. It was then and there that I decided to dread my hair someday. So thank you mystery dreaded beauty...

Dreads + Purple + Wool = Happy Mama.

**For those of you who have dreads and want to know HOW I attached them...they are just one long piece that is pulled through the loose part of my roots and tied in a knot.