This was one of those weeks that you just hang on and close your eyes until it’s over. Kind of like Rockin Roller Coaster, maybe just not quite as fun.
It’s Christmas morning in our house tomorrow, which means all the gifts under the tree and wrapped, plus all the stocking stuff. (My mom knocks stocking out of the park, so I’m not sure why the rest of us even try.) That coupled with life group activities, shopping, Christmas concert performance, 1,089 make-up lessons of all sorts, planning and throwing a unit Christmas party (yep…planning and throwing all in the same week) and packing six people and gifts to fly south for two weeks. Oh and trying to finish chapters and keep the school train on track. Insert long winter’s nap here.
I imagine your schedule is similar to mine. Here are two ideas for you as you plug away at your list.
First: a gift idea
My friend Katie is a sweet newlywed and new Army wife. She just published her first book! This would be a perfect stocking stuffer! Need something for your hard to buy for niece or mother-in-law? This is it! 
This is For You: This poetry and prose collection walks through heartbreak, deep love, spiritual brokenness, and the joy found through redemption. It is intended to bring rest, comfort, and hope to tired souls.
Support a small business. Support a military spouse. Support a budding writer. All in one! Buy it here!
Second: an app to organize your shopping
The Christmas List App
There is a reason this is the #1 shopping app in the US!
My Christmas list used to look like this:
Now it looks like this: 
This app keeps track of the gift ideas, what I’ve purchased, my budget for each person, my overall budget, what items have been wrapped/shipped and what still needs to be purchased. I can email ideas straight from the app too, which is handy for grandparents. My favorite part is that it archives my list each year so I can remember what I purchased for people! I love it! Worth the few dollars it costs!
AND – I can password protect it so that little eyes can’t see!
Get it here!
Happy Shopping!