3rd Day of Christmas Giveaway…..with Melissa Taylor
Attention Weight Loss Wednesday gals….Do not fear! We are still checking in today. Just scroll down past this 12 Days of Christmas interview to see our WLW post. After, of course, you’ve entered today’s giveaway!
(If you are just joining us in our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway, click here to get caught up. You can enter to win the prizes on any of the posts until midnight EST on Sunday, December 13th)
On the third day of Christmas…..meet my gregarious, godly and oh-so-pretty P31 sista’ Melissa Taylor! Melissa’s heart for Jesus and love of people comes through in all she does, whether she is speaking at an event or writing a devotion or answering the phones in the P31 office (I actually can ‘hear’ her smile through the phone when I call!). She is a treasure to us at P31 and now you can know her too! Meet Melissa:
I live in Charlotte, NC with my husband of 20 years, Jeff, and my 4 crazy fun and beautiful kids. Speaking and writing for the Lord is my passion. I’ve been doing that with Proverbs 31 Ministries for 8 years. I have a desire to encourage every woman I meet to be all that God created her to be and not to settle for anything less! Two years ago I also joined the staff at Proverbs 31 as the office Administrative Assistant and Prayer Coordinator. I am an ordinary everyday woman who just wants to bless others with what God has given me.
If you’d like to connect with me, please visit my website, www.MelissaTaylor.org. You can also connect with me on Facebook, www.facebook.com/melissa.r.taylor or Twitter, www.twitter.com/melissartaylor. Thanks so much! I pray you have an awesome Christ filled holiday!
Melissa, can you share a tradition your family has enjoyed over the years?
We get bowls of popcorn and M & M’s get in the car, turn on Christmas music and drive around the city looking at Christmas lights. I love this because it’s just me, my husband and kids all together. No cell phones or iPods allowed. We’ve had great conversations during this once a year journey.
How do you intentionally focus on Christ in the midst of all the flurry of activities that happen in December?
Beginning December 1st, we read from The Advent Book by Jack and Kathy Stockman right after dinner. Each page reveals a door. You open the door and a piece of the Christmas story is there. Whoever opens the door reads the passage for that day. And you aren’t allowed to peek ahead! This is just one of a few activities our family does.
Do you have a favorite Christmas movie you watch at this time of year?
Absolutely. It’s A Wonderful Life is my favorite serious feel good movie of the season. Home Alone 1 and 2 are my favorite seasonal comedies. Love these!
You are offering a creative giveaway today based on a special memory of yours. Can you tell us about it?
With pleasure. My giveaway is called Peppermint Memories and Music. When I was a little girl, I used to visit my Grammy for Christmas. She always had peppermint sticks in a dish to give to anyone who visited her home. Grammy was a friend of Jesus. Her life radiated Christ. Now we have a dish with these peppermint sticks in it. When we offer them to guests, we tell them of Grammy and her love for Jesus. So ladies, if you are today’s winner, you will receive from me: Grammy’s special peppermint sticks, a Christmas dish, and a $15 iTunes cards to purchase your favorite music. Merry Christmas!
Thanks for visiting with us today Melissa!
Alright ladies, leave a comment today with your favorite Christmas tradition, most loved holiday movie or way to focus on Christ at Christmas. Or, since Melissa’s giveaway involves candy, your favorite homemade or store-bought candy to savor while you ponder our Saviour at Christmastime. Or, if you really need to get OFF the computer and onto life, (like I should be doing right now!!!) just say, “I’m in!!” and you’ll be eligible to win this creative giveaway!
Third Day Blessings,
It’s a Wonderful Life since childhood have watched every Christmas Eve. Really not a fan of Home Alone movies.
Love peppermint anything!
I’m in.
The “Christmas Card” is one of our family favorite movies during the holidays…we have already watched it twice.
Peppermint bark!!!
My favorite “candy” is a oatmeal choc. “thing” my grandma use to make…I try every year to make it, but it is just not as good.
Terry
http://pink-itsmorethanjustacolor.blogspot.com/
I love The Christmas Story!! And Peppermint bark is becoming my new favorite candy.
I’m in.
My favorite Christmas candy is my Mom’s divinity that she made so many years ago.
My son loves “Shrek the Halls”, and well, I’ll admit I like it a lot too. Thanks for the giveaway, great prize, hope to win :)
My favorite Christmas comedy is Home Alone 1 and 2! :) My boyfriend and I were just talking about it the other day.
The Polar Express
Movie – Miracle on 34th STreet
My favorite candy is Russell Stover’s French Mints. But I’m really trying to watch my weight right now.
Too funny! Our favorite movies are exactly the same as Melissa! We never get tired of Kevin. If my husband doesn’t watch “It’s a Wonderful Life”- well, it’s just not Christmas!!
Hello Karen and Melissa,
My most favorite Christmas movie is White Christmas with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye, i love that movie:) i love lots of Christmas movies but that is my Favorite one. God bless you both:) Your mom is looking great Melissa:)
My Dad was the candy maker in our family. His specialty was fudge and it was divine. He would make enough to share with all six of us kids and our families and still have plenty left over. I really miss him and all the wonderful things he did to help people.
I’m in.
I’m In!!
One of my family’s favorite traditions mixes two of the above things: candy and tradition. We have a candy-making night. We all bring the “fixin’s” for our favorite candy and spend some great time together. Then we divide up the candy and all take some home to pass on to others. We actually aren’t doing it this year as we’re all trying to get healthy, so we had a family movie night instead and watched the black and white version of It’s A Wonderful Life instead.
White Christmas & VeggieTales “The Toy That saved Christmas” are my favorite Christmas movies
When I was growing up, our Christmas Eve tradition was to drive out to the home of this older couple that were sort of adopted grandparents of my father. They always gave us kids a group gift. One year it was a Bible. I didn’t think much of that gift then – I was not a Christian. But I kept that Bible because they were such loving people. Then we would drive home looking at Christmas lights, singing Christmas carols and stop by the one Krispy Creme shop in town and each get a donut for the drive home. It is a sweet memory because that was the only time we ever saw Grandma and Grandpa McMillan – and because there were very few times when we were together as a family like that, especially with my dad. In fact, he moved out and my parents divorced when I was 18.
One of my favorite Christmas movies is The Christmas Story.
I love anything peppermint, especially peppermint chocolate bark
I enjoy all those old movies with the clay animation that come on t.v. right before Christmas.
Please count me in. Favorite candy…too many to list. Thanks for being so sweet and transparent with us!