Blogmas Series: The 12 Dates of Christmas

Today, Jon and I celebrate 12 years of marriage!!!! I can’t believe we’ve been married for 12 years. I remember when we first got married, we have friends who had been married for 4 or 5 years and I thought that was a long time. Now we’ve been married for more than double that amount of time.

I am truly thankful.

Being married to Jon has been the greatest blessings of my life. Our marriage isn’t perfect and takes a lot of hard work. Only with the Lord in our lives, have we made it this far.

For sometime now, marriages have been under fire. I feel like Godly Christian marriages are satan’s #1 target right now. That being said, please pray for your family and friends who are married. Pray that God would strengthen their marriage and bring reconciliation even it looks hopeless. Additionally, if you think about it, please keep us in your prayers. We need the Lord’s help as we navigate living in a foreign country and raising 5 little ones.

In honor of our 12th anniversary, I’m going to share with you “The 12 Dates of Christmas”. I compiled a list of holiday date ideas. I have included some at home date ideas and a few ideas that will get you both out of the house.

With five kids (including 2 5-month olds), we have had to be creative when it comes to date night. Right now most of our date nights are at home, which have included takeout and watching our favorite movie or tv show. We also like playing board games and working on puzzles together.

What are some of your favorite date night ideas?

Other date night ideas check out The Dating Divas website and My "Love & Marriage" Pinterest board.

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The 12 Dates of Christmas

1. Go ice skating. 

2. Have a Christmas movie night. 

3. Go see Zoo lights.

4. Order takeout and eat by candlelight at home. 

5. Choose a child’s name from a wish list and go shopping to find a toy to make the season for a child.

6. Have a game night.

7. Get dressed up and go on a fancy date downtown. 

8. Bake holiday goodies and bring them to your neighbors. 

9. Drive around look at Christmas lights. 

10. Look at your wedding photos.