Tonight we had the pleasure of attending a family-friendly event at Island Evangelical Community Church. We were transported back in time t...

A night in Bethlehem iheartnaptime.net water well...filled with water bottles

Our ward (a group of Latter-day Saints or Mormons) this year hosted A Night in Bethlehem for its annual ward party. We met first in the ...

Tonight Tim and Tyler spent some time in Bethlehem. They left after dinner and even made it home for bedtime. Pretty impressive, huh? Oka...

They used popups, the lights, they hang lanterns inside each tent (like for them someone had them) they brought the trees in from the hallways. They made wooden signs with the name in Hebrew and En…

This was a night like no other. In and amongst all the hustle and bustle of holiday preparations it was so nice to walk into this humble, peaceful night of honoring the birth of our Savior. Many, many talented and gifted individuals worked their magic and came up with a beautiful marketplace that offered fruits, sliced meat pitas, olives, crackers and all sorts of great food for our "supper." Bottled water at the well. Lots of rugs and blankets for family seating. Tables and chairs were set…

This was an activity that was in the very early stages of planning when I got released. (Sorry it has taken me over 6 months to post!) While I do not have all of the details I will post what I do know as it was a huge success. First of all, I will tell you that my Ward had done "Christmas in Bethlehem" about 5 years ago (Before I was called) and it was far too unorganized and far too much work. The feedback wasn't necessarily positive after that, so when I suggested it as a possibility to my…

Last weekend I helped a few ladies from my church plan our wards Christmas party: A Night in Bethlehem. We wanted to create a Christmas experience that celebrated the life of Christ. I'm on the enrichment committee,

18 Dec 09 My stress level peaked this past week....all due to the fact that I had finals for school, combined with a huge Christmas party that I was in charge of. Plus, my parents were in town, and I was feeling guilty about not spending much time with them. I had so much going on at once that it had me pretty wired. Thankfully, everything turned out fine but, leading up to each event, I felt pressure about doing my best. My living room floor got turned into an art studio. I painted some…

Night in Bethlehem is a live Nativity to help us remember the true meaning of Christmas. This event is indoors and FREE!