❤ we always done the frugal way I would find Clarence throughout year stockpile then figure out later did crocheting lot of times blankets hats scraves purses ECT I'm 60 yrs now so for 2024 we are going to give more time to all kids grown and grandkids
We keep Christmas and birthdays simple. It drives our consumerist family members crazy 😊 My little guys are getting snow shoes (from market place), cool new sleds (of course we lost most of our snow in that recent storm), two board games we saw that looked fun, some new paint, new paint brushes, and 50 wooden peg dolls to enjoy painting with Mama. My 6yo is getting a toy tractor he wanted. My 8yo wants a trail camera so we are giving him my husband's old one that my son didn't know we had. I got some clearance Christmas PJs today. Last year we had a bit more money and it was a bit more extravagant but a lot less than most do. I love your memory book idea!
Those quilts and blankets are treasures! I never knew my grandmother - she died when my mom was 11. After my grandfather died, my mom brought home a trunk with 2 quilts my grandmother had made during the depression. My mom gave one to each of us - me and my sister. I love mine. It's heavy and I use to crawl under it when times were bad and my son would later do the same thing. It was before the big deal about weighted blankets. When my son was still young, he told me one time to make sure I grabbed "grandmother's quilt" if the house caught on fire.
I am fairly new to your chanel but have seen many of your videos. I’m almost 78 years old and find such peace and comfort in watching. You are such a wonderfully wise Mama who loves her children unconditionally and heaven only knows how you manage to do everything that you do! I am in awe.
My goodness your kids are having a big Christmas getting all those treasures...I crochet and make quilts so I know the love you put into those..and they are beautifull...Merry Christmas to you and your family...
What a wise and blessed woman and Mother you are! All the trips you have taken...wow! Its an education that will live in your children's hearts forever. You cant buy what youve given them. You are to be commended for someone who never had presents, to give from your heart. I am going to rewatch this video again. You should make more videos. This is what i love to watch. Leave TikTac to the worldy bunch. You and your family have the one thing needful, Jesus. Thank you for this wonderful walk through your lives. I was so touched by your explanation of your bedroom. How beautiful is that. ❤🙏🙌
The blankets and bedding are truly beautiful you have great hands ..I agree making memories and treasuring them moments is so important tomorrow is promised to no one... wishing you all a lovely Christmas.
You're an awesome mom! I believe my favorite gift is the trips collection. It's timeless. You did great on the blankets, quilts, and throws. They're beautiful. I hope the whole family has a happy and blessed Christmas. ❤
I was raised with 7 siblings. The memories are the best. We got a handful of gifts.we loved them. We did not have very expensive things , but we were happy.
We were on vacation with my mom in Hershey. She lives in Maine, we were an extended trip to Tennessee so she got us a air b and b to visit her in the middle of our long trip
Just a simple Christmas at our house Your such a sweet Mother to your children praying for you 😊God Bless You Have a Super Fantastic Blessed Christmas ❤
I think this is nice. It seems very balanced. I love the blankets and quilts you made. My Nana made me some quilts. She recently passed away but I love her quilts. I think your gifts were wonderful!
I've only recently come across your channel. I love the crochet blankets and the quilts you've made. There is so much love gone into the home made items. ❤
18:15 hugs! I lost my husband Jan 2022 in an accident. You're so right hug your loved ones appreciate family time. You never know when making memories will be your last ones!❤❤❤❤❤
Hugs I'm so sorry you lost your husband. Bobby was Feb 2022 really just days apart from each other. Maybe this is why I feel a connection to you. I'll be praying for you this Christmas. I pray you will feel abundantly blessed!
I used to go crazy at Christmas but it’s true children do get spoilt so now I go with the 5 rule guide “ something you want, something you need, something to wear, something to read and something to do” there is usually other bits like a pack with deodorant shower gel etc that they like and use rather than a gift set with something that doesn’t get used. And a standard selection box with a variety of chocolates and the mandatory tube of smarties which are basically like m&ms just a different brand x
Again... Another blessing of a video. We are the same way. I thought about this year giving gifts that will bring them closer to God. As well as make them some new bedding. The lovely thing about it, is they are so appreciative and don't care for the over the top gifts. It's such a blessing. Thank you again for another wonderful video. Everything you made was absolutely beautiful. I know they loved it. ❤
We follow the 4 gift rule pretty strictly. I also grew up not celebrating Christmas, so it’s important to me, but I also don’t want to overwhelm them with stuff. I liked your gifts! We usually do a new calendar every year too. My daughter started tracking when new tv shows were premiering on hers 😆
I think that all of the presents that you bought and made for your children are awesome. The blankets and quilts are super special, your love went into them, and that is priceless. I was very moved about you using your son's blankets for his brothers. He is in heaven now, pain free, with God, and smiling down on all of you. You are such a wonderful Christian mom, and showing your children the true meaning of Christmas, of life, of family, and you love them, provide for them, and are an amazing example for them.
Those blankets are gifts that will be treasured for years to come. My kids and now all my grands have enjoyed trampolines here, but after our first one blew away almost 30 years ago now, lol, we learned to tie them down, and no matter how crazy the winds get around here they stay on the ground. Stay Blessed & Merry Christmas to you and yours.
@@mommabear2many if its not to much to ask if you could pray for me and my kids and family, my husband was killed in a car accident on his way home from work on the 23rd, so its been a tough few days, was a very hard Christmas but we did it for the kids and the grands, im sooooo thankful we did our family pictures just a few months ago and used that pic for our Christmas cards. I only ask this of you because i do look at you as if we met would be friends, ty and stay blessed
The crochet I started in July. Honestly the quilts I started in November. They are not perfect but they are done! My daughter made the matching pillow cases for my boys. She also helped tie off the quilts with me. Good time spent together.
I know this video was made last year, but I just had to comment on it. I absolutely love the thought and sentiment that you put into the Christmas gifts for your kids. It is beautiful. I get so sad seeing how much people spend on huge elaborate gifts that their kids never even enjoy. We always did the PJs and a book on Christmas Eve to help wind down and get to sleep (not that it worked, Christmas is just exciting). The picture books you had made are priceless. We are a picture and memory family too. Treasures you have forever. I appreciate you sharing this. God bless you. I know you are so busy right now with little Azariah. I pray he is doing well.
Hi Mama Bear, Great video, great haul! I love your parenting style. The afghans and quilts are beautiful, you are an awesome seamstress. The gifts you got for your children seem perfect to me. Oh, we always had a trampoline too. Our grandsons have a trampoline at their house. To each, their own. Lol! - tammy from Take Me to Tammy's House
We got our kiddos a trampoline too! Did that as one big group gift and then a small individual gift for each of them. Hope you have a blessed Christmas!
By the way it was so tearful to me, i decided to include this. When you spoke of your son that died, my partner is in the ER this day. He too, has Scoliosis. He started swelling up in his limbs and went this morning. He has a mass on his thyroid and it is stopping the flow into his arms and legs. I spoke with the doctor and he said our hospital doesn't do thyroid things so they wanted to ambulance him to the next biggest city to have him treated and most likely operated to remove the mass. Sorry if im putting it on the Internet but your story touched me and i need to reach out for prayers. Vincent also is severely autistic, and 58. He is refusing to go and get the surgery. When he was born, he wasnt expected to live past a couple of weeks. Then in his 30s he was supposed to have back surgery to save his life. As an adult he vetoed the operation and is now a strapping male with a heart of gold. They cant make him get the operation and despite everything i could say he says NO. His Mother died in 2018, and he lived longer than her. She died of cancer. The doctor said the mass in Vincents thyroid could become cancerous at some later date. So i sit here, diamond painting and thinking that i, at 75, may possibly live longer than my dear soul mate. I need a Christmas miracle. God bless you for all the touching words you spoke in your video....Diana Lynn in Green Bay, WI ❤😊❤
I really NEED that blanket. Well I have been teaching my grands and great grands the difference between need and want so that Should be a want. They are beautiful!!!
I love watching you and your a beautiful blessing to me I lost 2 of my angels one was 2 months old and 1was 20 years old I miss them so much this time of year I have 2 more children and I make them candy for Christmas I do buy them stuff but they are happy with the candy because they say momma your gifts come from the heart
I think you bought great gifts for Christmas! Homemade blankets that you made for them is so precious! I am so sorry for your son’s passing! I hope that you get the pajamas, I know I ordered 3 carry on luggage from an ad on Facebook for my grand daughters , and also one for me, I think I was taken ,but I will wait until after Christmas and if I don’t get them I will call my credit card company and make a report for fraud ! No gifts exchanged for family , home canned items sent to my family back east. We give each adult child money, and also the grandchildren . I feel Christmas is about our Lord , and all that he has done for us. I hope that you have a blessed Christmas Day!
I love it!!!! You did good on their gifts!!!
Thank you!
❤ we always done the frugal way I would find Clarence throughout year stockpile then figure out later did crocheting lot of times blankets hats scraves purses ECT I'm 60 yrs now so for 2024 we are going to give more time to all kids grown and grandkids
What a blessing!
We keep Christmas and birthdays simple. It drives our consumerist family members crazy 😊 My little guys are getting snow shoes (from market place), cool new sleds (of course we lost most of our snow in that recent storm), two board games we saw that looked fun, some new paint, new paint brushes, and 50 wooden peg dolls to enjoy painting with Mama. My 6yo is getting a toy tractor he wanted. My 8yo wants a trail camera so we are giving him my husband's old one that my son didn't know we had. I got some clearance Christmas PJs today. Last year we had a bit more money and it was a bit more extravagant but a lot less than most do. I love your memory book idea!
Sounds like great gifts!
Those quilts and blankets are treasures! I never knew my grandmother - she died when my mom was 11. After my grandfather died, my mom brought home a trunk with 2 quilts my grandmother had made during the depression. My mom gave one to each of us - me and my sister. I love mine. It's heavy and I use to crawl under it when times were bad and my son would later do the same thing. It was before the big deal about weighted blankets. When my son was still young, he told me one time to make sure I grabbed "grandmother's quilt" if the house caught on fire.
How very, very special! I hope you have a blessed Christmas!
I am fairly new to your chanel but have seen many of your videos. I’m almost 78 years old and find such peace and comfort in watching. You are such a wonderfully wise Mama who loves her children unconditionally and heaven only knows how you manage to do everything that you do! I am in awe.
Aww thank you 😊
Yes!!❤
My goodness your kids are having a big Christmas getting all those treasures...I crochet and make quilts so I know the love you put into those..and they are beautifull...Merry Christmas to you and your family...
I'm not that good but I try. I would love to learn more about how to quilt better but only so many hours in a day. Have a blessed Christmas!
What a wise and blessed woman and Mother you are!
All the trips you have taken...wow! Its an education that will live in your children's hearts forever. You cant buy what youve given them.
You are to be commended for someone who never had presents, to give from your heart. I am going to rewatch this video again.
You should make more videos. This is what i love to watch. Leave TikTac to the worldy bunch. You and your family have the one thing needful, Jesus.
Thank you for this wonderful walk through your lives. I was so touched by your explanation of your bedroom. How beautiful is that. ❤🙏🙌
Thank you! I hope you have a very blessed and Merry Christmas!
It seems like family trips are memories you can journal & have fun with.That is great,along with the blankets& quilts. It is all about MEMORIES. 😊
Yes I agree!
We love your videos! No need to apologize for the amount of gifts. You are so kind to your children. Thank you for showing us! ❤
Thank you so much! I hope you have a blessed Christmas!
The blankets are so beautiful!
The blankets and bedding are truly beautiful you have great hands ..I agree making memories and treasuring them moments is so important tomorrow is promised to no one... wishing you all a lovely Christmas.
Thank you so much!
You're an awesome mom! I believe my favorite gift is the trips collection. It's timeless. You did great on the blankets, quilts, and throws. They're beautiful. I hope the whole family has a happy and blessed Christmas. ❤
Thank you! Have a Merry Christmas!
I was raised with 7 siblings. The memories are the best. We got a handful of gifts.we loved them. We did not have very expensive things , but we were happy.
We were on vacation with my mom in Hershey. She lives in Maine, we were an extended trip to Tennessee so she got us a air b and b to visit her in the middle of our long trip
Yeah! Family bed, shared sleep! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I'm not surprised! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
LOL YA couldn't imagine anything else.
FAMILY BED!! Didn’t Tina Thevelan(sp) write that book??? Great read!
Just a simple Christmas at our house Your such a sweet Mother to your children praying for you 😊God Bless You Have a Super Fantastic Blessed Christmas ❤
Thank you! You too! I hope you have a blessed Christmas!
I think this is nice. It seems very balanced. I love the blankets and quilts you made. My Nana made me some quilts. She recently passed away but I love her quilts. I think your gifts were wonderful!
What a special gift she gave you. Sweet memories! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
@mommabear2many Thank you! Merry Christmas to you too!
Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family. ✝️
You are so incredibly wholesome in every way. Thank you for sharing your life and wisdom.
Those blankets will be priceless to them one day!
I love how all of these have meaning!
I've only recently come across your channel. I love the crochet blankets and the quilts you've made. There is so much love gone into the home made items. ❤
18:15 hugs! I lost my husband Jan 2022 in an accident. You're so right hug your loved ones appreciate family time. You never know when making memories will be your last ones!❤❤❤❤❤
Hugs I'm so sorry you lost your husband. Bobby was Feb 2022 really just days apart from each other. Maybe this is why I feel a connection to you. I'll be praying for you this Christmas. I pray you will feel abundantly blessed!
I used to go crazy at Christmas but it’s true children do get spoilt so now I go with the 5 rule guide “ something you want, something you need, something to wear, something to read and something to do” there is usually other bits like a pack with deodorant shower gel etc that they like and use rather than a gift set with something that doesn’t get used. And a standard selection box with a variety of chocolates and the mandatory tube of smarties which are basically like m&ms just a different brand x
I still have my quilt my mom made me as a child.
So precious how you made the boys’ blankets. All the blankets you made are beautiful and precious.
I like to make home-canned items/baskets for my oldest children….
Your gifts sound very thoughtful, Merry Christmas 🎄❤
Merry Christmas! Thank you!
Again... Another blessing of a video. We are the same way. I thought about this year giving gifts that will bring them closer to God. As well as make them some new bedding. The lovely thing about it, is they are so appreciative and don't care for the over the top gifts. It's such a blessing. Thank you again for another wonderful video. Everything you made was absolutely beautiful. I know they loved it. ❤
Thanks so much!
I think you have wonderfully thoughtful gifts for your children. Every single item is meaningful and very special to each child. ❤
Thank you I appreciate that! I hope you have a blessed Christmas!
@@mommabear2many Thank you. I hope you have a blessed Christmas as well. Every moment with our precious children makes every day special.
I love the gifts and especially the blankets. Those are the best.
We follow the 4 gift rule pretty strictly. I also grew up not celebrating Christmas, so it’s important to me, but I also don’t want to overwhelm them with stuff. I liked your gifts! We usually do a new calendar every year too. My daughter started tracking when new tv shows were premiering on hers 😆
Thanks for sharing!!
I think that all of the presents that you bought and made for your children are awesome. The blankets and quilts are super special, your love went into them, and that is priceless. I was very moved about you using your son's blankets for his brothers. He is in heaven now, pain free, with God, and smiling down on all of you. You are such a wonderful Christian mom, and showing your children the true meaning of Christmas, of life, of family, and you love them, provide for them, and are an amazing example for them.
Those blankets are gifts that will be treasured for years to come. My kids and now all my grands have enjoyed trampolines here, but after our first one blew away almost 30 years ago now, lol, we learned to tie them down, and no matter how crazy the winds get around here they stay on the ground. Stay Blessed & Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Yes I lesson learned for sure. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
@@mommabear2many if its not to much to ask if you could pray for me and my kids and family, my husband was killed in a car accident on his way home from work on the 23rd, so its been a tough few days, was a very hard Christmas but we did it for the kids and the grands, im sooooo thankful we did our family pictures just a few months ago and used that pic for our Christmas cards. I only ask this of you because i do look at you as if we met would be friends, ty and stay blessed
@@judeeamble8954 I’m so very sorry. Yes I will pray! If you want to chat privately just go to my email and we can chat. My heart is breaking for you!
How do you get so much done You’re amazing. When do you start making the blankets and quilts?
The crochet I started in July. Honestly the quilts I started in November. They are not perfect but they are done! My daughter made the matching pillow cases for my boys. She also helped tie off the quilts with me. Good time spent together.
I know this video was made last year, but I just had to comment on it. I absolutely love the thought and sentiment that you put into the Christmas gifts for your kids. It is beautiful. I get so sad seeing how much people spend on huge elaborate gifts that their kids never even enjoy. We always did the PJs and a book on Christmas Eve to help wind down and get to sleep (not that it worked, Christmas is just exciting). The picture books you had made are priceless. We are a picture and memory family too. Treasures you have forever. I appreciate you sharing this. God bless you. I know you are so busy right now with little Azariah. I pray he is doing well.
Thank you!
Hi Mama Bear, Great video, great haul! I love your parenting style. The afghans and quilts are beautiful, you are an awesome seamstress. The gifts you got for your children seem perfect to me. Oh, we always had a trampoline too. Our grandsons have a trampoline at their house. To each, their own. Lol! - tammy from Take Me to Tammy's House
Thank you. I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Going to check out your channel
Merry Christmas to everyone and may God continue to bless all.
Merry Christmas to you as well!
Love you and your family. I wish I was your neighbor.
Love the crocheted blankets❤and the quilts ❤
Thank you!
Awesome quilted blankets crochet blankets
Thank you!
This video is one of the best i have ever watched
Such meaningful gifts! 18:15
You are a wise woman. You gave such thoughtful gifts to your children. I am so sorry for the loss of your son.
Thank you!
I absolutely love your videos. You are a very thoughtful and loving mother and person. God bless you and your family. Merry Christmas from Ohio!!
That was sweet of you thank you! I hope you had a great Christmas!
We got our kiddos a trampoline too! Did that as one big group gift and then a small individual gift for each of them. Hope you have a blessed Christmas!
The year of the trampoline! Merry Christmas!
I keep a blanket on me all the time because my lap dogs are such sweet dogs if they can get under the blanket with me.
Merry Christmas!!
I hope you have a blessed and Merry Christmas!
By the way it was so tearful to me, i decided to include this. When you spoke of your son that died, my partner is in the ER this day. He too, has Scoliosis. He started swelling up in his limbs and went this morning. He has a mass on his thyroid and it is stopping the flow into his arms and legs.
I spoke with the doctor and he said our hospital doesn't do thyroid things so they wanted to ambulance him to the next biggest city to have him treated and most likely operated to remove the mass.
Sorry if im putting it on the Internet but your story touched me and i need to reach out for prayers.
Vincent also is severely autistic, and 58. He is refusing to go and get the surgery. When he was born, he wasnt expected to live past a couple of weeks. Then in his 30s he was supposed to have back surgery to save his life.
As an adult he vetoed the operation and is now a strapping male with a heart of gold.
They cant make him get the operation and despite everything i could say he says NO. His Mother died in 2018, and he lived longer than her. She died of cancer. The doctor said the mass in Vincents thyroid could become cancerous at some later date.
So i sit here, diamond painting and thinking that i, at 75, may possibly live longer than my dear soul mate.
I need a Christmas miracle.
God bless you for all the touching words you spoke in your video....Diana Lynn in Green Bay, WI ❤😊❤
I'll be praying for you and your dear husband.(((hugs)))
My son had a trampoline that broke, he used the good pieces to make a pen for meat chickens worked well
It wasn't actually broke just blew in neighbors yard then dissappeared. LOL
@@mommabear2many gotcha
Watching a older one❤.. love the homemade gifts you made!
Thanks so much! 😊
Very special and beautiful gifts. ❤️
Thank you!😊
Beautiful blanket, you should sell them
I really NEED that blanket. Well I have been teaching my grands and great grands the difference between need and want so that Should be a want. They are beautiful!!!
I love watching you and your a beautiful blessing to me I lost 2 of my angels one was 2 months old and 1was 20 years old I miss them so much this time of year I have 2 more children and I make them candy for Christmas I do buy them stuff but they are happy with the candy because they say momma your gifts come from the heart
I'm so sorry to hear this. Hugs. Loss of a child is so very hard. I'll be praying that the Lord might comfort you this season.
@@mommabear2many thank you hun and I will do the same for you and your family
Ours get one present each and a chocolate stocking. That is it.
Nice!
My grand daughter loves gabby’s dollhouse. She just had her 4th birthday party and it was a gabby party❤
Merry Christmas to you and your family
Lovely quilts & afgast
Blankets, love the picture books. Merry Christmas to all.
Thank you! I hope you have a blessed Christmas!
My grandchildren all love Paw Patrol
My daughter is the same way, kids have plenty of toys she’s rather I buy the kids experiences.
Before technology, I used to hand create photo books… not scrap books, but actual books that my kids could read over and over!
So special
Can we get a house tour
Love your videos Merry Christmas
I saw stocking stuffers
Thank you! You too! Have a blessed Christmas!
RIGHT JERE AND RIGHT NOWis all we have….
Merry Christmas to you and yo7r family
Thank you! I hope you have a blessed Christmas!
I think you bought great gifts for Christmas! Homemade blankets that you made for them is so precious! I am so sorry for your son’s passing! I hope that you get the pajamas, I know I ordered 3 carry on luggage from an ad on Facebook for my grand daughters , and also one for me, I think I was taken ,but I will wait until after Christmas and if I don’t get them I will call my credit card company and make a report for fraud ! No gifts exchanged for family , home canned items sent to my family back east. We give each adult child money, and also the grandchildren . I feel Christmas is about our Lord , and all that he has done for us. I hope that you have a blessed Christmas Day!
THank you they did not end up coming. I'll talk to my bank tues I might have got bamboozled. Merry Christmas!
Did you canned turkey meat
I did but I still have 6 turkeys in the freezer.
How do you find time to crochet you make everybody look so bad😊 15 kids you got time to crochet
lol I love making special things