New Blog.

Hi Friends!

You can visit my new blog home By clicking HERE

http://www.katiemiscellany.blogspot.com

Not Goodbye, Just See You Later.

**Update, You can visit my new blog home By clicking HERE***

After much soul searching I've decided to close down Call Me Kate permanently.

Recently I've found it difficult to decide on content and overall purpose for my blog and I feel that is an indication that it's time for a change. While I'm saying goodbye to my home here, I look forward to creating a new blog home somewhere else in the very near future.

I've enjoyed interacting with you and hope to connect with you again soon!

If you'd like to stay in touch you can find me on twitter HERE.

Thanks for your support and I will hopefully, see you later!

Katie

Why I say "Happy Holidays"...

I am a Christian. I celebrate Christmas.
Sometimes I say "Happy Holidays" and sometimes I say "Merry Christmas".
I honestly don't see anything wrong with saying "Happy Holidays" and I'm in no
way offended when someone says it to me. In fact, I enjoy having a stranger bid me
a happy holiday greeting, because the rest of the year I'm used to a large percentage
of the public flipping me off and acting in a generally disgruntled manner.

Why I'm cool with "Happy Holidays"? Easy... because I consider Christmas a holiday,
therefore making the term "Happy Holidays" inclusive of Christmas, along with New Years
and every other holiday my neighbors may be inclined to celebrate.
Whatever that holidays is, I hope it's a happy one for YOU!
So "Happy Holidays" = Lots of birds, one stone.

Your holiday is what you make of it.
Fellow Christians, the true essence of Christmas comes from what's in your heart
and not the terminology on your neighbors greeting card.
I tend to think that honoring Christ through actions is more important
than splitting semantic hairs. Just my thoughts, but so far it's working for me!

So with that I say, I hope you have the most wonderful of holidays.
All my love, Friends!

-Katie

Faces of Claire.

The faces of my daughter via Macbook Pro Photobooth.

Happy Friday!

A Very Bloggy Christmas!

This year I participated in a Very Bloggy Christmas Exchange! Laura from Between The Lines Blog set it all up and paired all the blogger participants with another blogger to exchange Christmas gifts with! Today's the big reveal day where we're posting what we got!

I'm so happy I was paired with Nicole from "From Our Place to Yours!" I really enjoyed getting to know her through her blog and reading all about her life and her adorable daughter! Nicole sent me a really thoughtful package with a nice handwritten letter! She sent me nail polish (totally nailed the color, thanks Nicole!), a cute blue scarf because she gathered from my blog that I love accessories (spot on!), some yummy tastefully simple tea (already used it!) and the book "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff" (which she said this blog post inspired her to get me!)



I love everything, Nicole! Thank you so very much! I'm wearing the scarf today.. just can't decide which way to wear it, in my hair or around my neck!? :D



Merry Christmas to Nicole, Laura, everyone who participated in the exchange and all my other blogger friends!