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Christmas Countdown Craft
Upcycled Christmas Advent Countdown Craft (With Free Printables!) This simple craft is a fun, budget-friendly way to count down the days until Christmas while keeping hearts centered on the real reason we celebrate! Made by giving an old photo frame new life, inserting festive paper, and attaching a mini clothespin to hold daily scripture cards, it’s quick, charming, and practically foolproof—even for the "Pinterest-impaired" (like me!). Best of all? You can invite your neighbors to an Open...
Holiday Hospitality Giveaway with Karen Ehman
Welcome, friends from Karen Ehman's community! Did Karen send you over here with a reminder that your chipped and dented Crock-Pot can be a holy blessing? You are in good company! I'm Amy Lively, author of How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird, and around here, we don't do white-glove (or white-knuckle!) entertaining. I am a self-proclaimed "paper plate hostess" who knows that hospitality doesn't have to be complicated for it to be meaningful. Opening the door to a neighbor doesn't...
Put the Cap on the Marker: Erasing the Lines Between Us and Our Neighbors
What a joy to introduce you to my new friend, Candace Cofer! We met when she invited me to be on The Good Day Podcast to talk about Can I Borrow a Cup of Hope? Candace is the most organized pre-planning person I know, and our episode was recorded 14 months in advance (look for it October, 2026)! Candace is full of wisdom and grace, and I knew you would love to hear her insight about those times when loving our neighbor feels more a little more prickly than saintly...Put the Cap on the Marker:...
Psalm 121—When Moving Forward has Me Looking Back
I just so happened to be sitting at the base of a cliff when I read Psalm 121. It begins— I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. Not only was I in the perfect place to read this—surrounded by snowcapped peaks over 14,000 feet tall—but I also needed some serious help. Later that day, my husband I would drive to Denver to move our newlywed daughter and son-in-law across the country. Months earlier, I’d waved...
10 Years Later
Can you believe it has been a decade? Ten years ago, when I first released How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird, the biggest hurdle we faced was social awkwardness. We were worried about being the "weird" neighbor who baked cookies that nobody asked for or had the door slammed in our face. We just wanted to break the ice without freezing up. But as I sit here today launching the 10th Anniversary Edition, the world feels different. The "weirdness" of neighboring has shifted. We aren't...