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Plan Your Weekend :: December 15 – 17 | East Texas Moms Blog

By East Texas Moms Blog on December 13, 2017 in Christmas, Community, family, Guide, Holidays, kid friendly, local, Local Events, Parent Approved

Holiday season is in full swing and December is a busy month in East Texas. With so many local events happening, we want to be your guide to planning the weekend. If you don't see your event listed here, please add it to our community calendar, send us a message or leave a comment. FridaySaturdaySundayDecember [...]

Transitioning from Santa for Tweenagers | East Texas Moms Blog

By tiffanylewis on December 12, 2017 in Childhood Memories, Christmas, family, Holidays, Mom, parenting, parenting tweens

Every year I’m determined to make “this year different”. I start out the season wanting to focus our celebration on Jesus. It never fails that I over-buy and over-stress and lose Jesus somewhere around December 21. It’s hard to be an adult and meet all your children’s whims. It’s hard to force Jesus on my […]

When Christmas Sucks: The Two (Traditions) Shall Become One | East Texas Moms Blog

By louellenlowe on December 7, 2017 in Christmas, Holidays, marriage, Mom, traditions

When we married, we two became one. We just forgot to apply that to our Christmas traditions. It looked like he won it in a crane arcade game. Thin, gold tinsel lined the white plastic star, studded in even intervals by thin-tipped, multi-colored lights. Chintzy, cheap, and completely unfit to sit atop our tree, but […]

Plan Your Weekend :: December 8 – 10

By East Texas Moms Blog on December 6, 2017 in Christmas, Community, family, Guide, Holidays, kid friendly, local, Local Events, Parent Approved

ETMB’s 12 Days of Christmas Scavenger Hunt!

By lisastevens on November 30, 2017 in Christmas, Community, Dad, family, gift giving, Giving Back, Holidays, kid friendly, local, Local Events, Mom, Parent Approved, shopping, traditions

To encourage you to get out and enjoy all that East Texas has to offer this time of year, we challenge you to a Christmas Scavenger Hunt!

Plan Your Weekend :: December 1 – 3

By East Texas Moms Blog on November 29, 2017 in Christmas, Community, family, Guide, Holidays, kid friendly, local, Local Events, Parent Approved

The East Texas Experience ~ A Mom’s Guide to December

By East Texas Moms Blog on November 28, 2017 in Afterschool, Christmas, Community, Dad, family, Guide, Holidays, Home, kid friendly, local, Local Events, Mom, Parent Approved

Establishing family traditions, especially around the holidays, is one of our favorite things about being a mom and having a sweet family. There is something so special about knowing that children will remember these moments for decades to come, and they may even pass traditions on to their families someday. East Texas has ample opportunities for [...]

Plan Your Weekend :: November 24 – 26

By East Texas Moms Blog on November 23, 2017 in Community, Fall, family, Guide, Holidays, kid friendly, local, Local Events, Parent Approved

November is a busy month in East Texas. With so many local events happening, we want to be your guide to planning the weekend. If you don't see your event listed here, please add it to our community calendar, send us a message or leave a comment. FridaySaturdaySundayNovember GuideFriday November 24: Athens Turkey Trot | [...]

I’m An Introvert – And Yes, I Agreed to Host Thanksgiving | East Texas Moms Blog

By angelahenderson on November 22, 2017 in Fall, Holidays, Mom

In my family, Thanksgiving is a big deal. So to host it is an enormous responsibility. When we were kids, Grandmother always hosted Thanksgiving and she made it a masterpiece. Grandmother always cooked everything. She wouldn’t have it any other way. It was as if the Pilgrims themselves had Thanksgiving dinner at Grandmother’s house. So […]

Shop ETX | East Texas Moms Blog

By East Texas Moms Blog on November 21, 2017 in gift giving, Guide, Holidays, local, Mom, shopping

Our 2017 Shop Local Guide is brought to you by our incredible Presenting Sponsors: Moss, Popcorn Junction and Project Rising Tide. We would like to extend a huge, heartfelt thank you to all of our partners in this guide. Without each of you, we could not bring all these East Texas favorites together into one [...]

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