How to Love
Your Neighbor
this Christmas
‘Tis the season to be neighborly! I’ve got everything you need to celebrate the season on your street, from simple (and affordable!) gift ideas to a Christmas Open House made easy.
Easy & Affordable Christmas Gift Idea for Your Neighbors
Purchase a large set of ornaments in bulk and divide them up for the homes on your street, or upcycle and re-gift an ornament from your own collection! Download this free gift tag and keep a bag of ornaments in your car to pass out to your neighbors! 🎅
Host a Christmas Open House for your neighbors!
My Christmas Open House Kit includes an Advent Calendar craft with 25 Bible verses that tell the story of Christmas, two adorable invitations to choose from, and a Planning Guide to make it easy.
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Open House Invitations
Choose from two designs – a vintage wreath or pretty amaryllis – that gently invite your neighbors to get to know one another over coffee at your kitchen table. If you opt to do the Christmas Countdown Craft at your Open House, you can print an invitation that says, “Bring an old 4×6 photo frame to create a Christmas countdown.” You customize each invitation with your name and contact information as well as the date of your event.
Advent Calendar
This adorable Christmas craft is made by removing the glass from an old photo frame, inserting Christmas paper, and gluing on a little clothespin. Download, print and trim our Christmas Countdown Cards; each card has a number on one side and a number and Scripture verse on the other. Your neighbors will leave your home with a memory, a new friendship, and 25 messages about the real meaning of Christmas.
Planning Guide
Now that you’ve decided to host a Christmas Open House for your neighbors, it’s time to deck the halls with boughs of holly – but don’t worry, you’ll still be jolly when you’re done!
My Planning Guide keeps your guests as the focus, walking you through the process with prayer, picking a date and time, passing out invitations, picking up a few supplies, preparing your home, and finally – party time!
Custom Christmas Open House Invitations
Don’t have time to fill out those free invitations? Choose one of these adorable Christmas Open House Invitations, and I’ll customize it just for you for just $5! Within one business day, you’ll receive a print-quality PDF with four invitations per page, customized with your family name and address along with your Open House date and time.
Give the gift of Hope!
Can I Borrow a Cup of Hope? offers refreshing Living Hope from the pages of 1 Peter. This hybrid book/Bible study is full of personal stories and rich Scriptural application that give help for hard times. Perfect for personal reading or small group studies, my newest book is available at your favorite local bookstore or wherever books are sold online.
Don’t forget to grab your free book bonuses to give along with your gift! You’ll receive an excerpt to start reading now, printable Bible verse art suitable for framing, delicious drink recipes, and notecards to print and share.
I’m here to help!
This is a practical, adaptable way to offer extravagant hospitality – not extreme entertaining – to your neighbors. You can make it as simple or as elegant as you’d like (I’m a paper-plate kinda hostess myself). If you have any questions, fears, or concerns about reaching out to your neighbors this Christmas, please contact me. You are not alone and I am here to offer encouragement, advice, and prayer!