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Nov 24, 2016
Faith· Resources

Spiritual Stocking Stuffers for Women

Jesus is the Reason for the Season . . . and these gifts remind both the giver and the receiver of all of life’s blessings 🙂  If she’s been good, and I am sure she has, fill up her stocking with several of these gifts!

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A Miraculous Medal Necklace

Ever since I read that Our Blessed Mother promises extra graces to those who wear this medal around their neck; I have been pretty committed to wearing one daily.  I love a small Miraculous Medal that I can wear all the time, even when I sleep.  I found a very pretty one here on Amazon: Miraculous Medal Pendant Necklace

Another simple Miraculous Medal necklace is available online at the Miraculous Medal Gift Shop: Round Miraculous Medal Necklace.  I was wearing this every day – until my son accidentally pulled it off my neck and broke the chain.  A replacement is on my Christmas list!

blessedmessmiraculousmedal2Looking for something more trendy or handmade?  Check out Blessed Mess Company!

This company is amazing!  Two women, Lauren and Ashely, make these pieces by hand and they are STUNNING! Their mission is to let girls of all ages know that they are the Daughter of a King! The vintage-southern-charm-type style has a unique Texas twist that sets the company apart from any designer I have seen.  The faith of these women is demonstrated in their work and words.  In the about section of their Facebook page; Lauren and Ashley testify:

Everyday is a gift from God! Everyday is a reason to dress up, wear pearls, tulle skirts and boots! Every girl should feel confident knowing “She is clothed with strength and dignity,” and she should “laugh without fear of the future.” (Proverbs 31:25)

If your daughter, wife, mom or bestie doesn’t have a Miraculous Medal, get her one for Christmas.  Need more convincing?  Read this: Five Reasons Why I Wear a Miraculous Medal – and Maybe You Should Too

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A Handmade Wine Bag and Wine Charm Set

Jen Frost, the owner of Faith and Fabric, was inspired by a priest who asked, “If your home were to be visited by someone who had never heard of Christmas before, would they think – based on your decor – that Christmas was a day celebrating snowmen? A large man in a red suit? Consumerism? Or the birth of Christ?” This resonated *so much* with Jen and her family. Since then, she has been inspired to make faith-focused projects – both fabric and not – for the home to help remind us throughout the year what we are celebrating. Faith and Fabric has many cool products – including Metal Stamp Cuff Bracelets and Hand Stamped Charm Necklaces!  I love the Wine Bag and Charm Set – gorgeous, hand-made and practical.  The charms are so pretty and whenever we have people over, they are so fun and helpful!

A Bandeau, a Prayer Box and a Gift Set from Natural Life

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According to my 27 year-old sister, these Boho Bandeau’s are all over Pinterest right now, but really hard to find! I love the idea of tying a Prayer Box on a pack of them and putting them in a stocking or wrapping them as a gift!  By the way – they are REALLY soft!  One just might be included in the giveaway 😉

Chocolate Made with Love and Prayer

Trappistine Quality Candy is made by the nuns at Mt St Mary’s Abbey with great joy and love knowing how much people enjoy their candy.  It is truly quality and absolutely delicious!  What a great way to support the cloistered nuns who make it and a way to give a sweet gift 🙂  P.S.  Dark chocolate goes great with red wine!

A Subscription to The Little Catholic Box

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This Catholic Subscription Box is so popular, the December box is already sold out!  You can order a one-time box or a three month subscription.  If you choose to give this gift, use the coupon code CHOCOLATE for $5 off your 1st box (valid through Dec. 5th).  Once you order, send The Little Catholic Box an e-mail and they will send you a little card to print out that says a Little Catholic Box on the way (this way you have something to wrap or put in the stocking!)  What a great idea to have a gift on the way after the big day!

Lifeboat COFFEE

If you know a woman who loves coffee, here is a great gift!  K-cups can get pricey, so it’s nice to get them as gifts and enjoy a cup of coffee from a loved one.  If you are friends with someone who is a strong supporter of the Pro-Life movement, this will be extra special to them!

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Something from The Catholic Company

From journals, to jewelry and home decor to coloring books, this company has so many options! You could purchase a beautiful rosary, framed art, or a even items for entertaining friends!

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Hand Knotted Rosaries

Personally, I love these rosaries from Small Things. Great Love. for how they look and because I know they are not going to fall apart in my pocketbook. The Divine Mercy Pocket Rosary is so pretty – and reminds me of a Candy Cane – so in my mind, what a great Christmas gift!  The bracelets are soft, durable and casual.

Christian Bling

Have a woman on the list that likes to choose her own gifts and browse online?  Have her check out this site.  She can choose from rings, bracelets, necklaces, stationary, the faith jewelry dishes and even items for the home.  Give her the gift of shopping! IF YOU MAKE A PURCHASE with Christian Bling through ctbling.com/HisGoodness, WRITE IN PARTY NUMBER 1825, AND YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY ENTERED TO WIN FREE HOSTESS SHOPPING! WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN DECEMBER 14TH!!!

Would you like to win a bag of these gifts?  You can enter to win by commenting under this article and sharing it with your friends!

Curious about other gift ideas?  Check out: Spiritual Stocking Stuffers for Children and Teens (there is a giveaway contest with that post too)!

Happy Shopping!

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  1. Jen Frost says

    November 25, 2016 at 10:24 am

    Amy, these gifts are lovely! I would be happy to have *any* of them on my list.

  2. Alicia says

    November 25, 2016 at 4:15 pm

    I had a beautiful Miraculous Medal that I lost several years ago. It made me so sad to have lost it…I think I’m finally ready to find a new one, and the one you featured is beautiful! 🙂

    Plus, those chocolates sound amazing.

  3. Meghan Peloquin says

    November 25, 2016 at 7:59 pm

    All of these ideas are incredible! I definitely would love to receive any of these gifts. I think I would be the most apt to give the Miraculous aMedal necklace or a subscription to the Little Catholic Box.

  4. Donna Robinson says

    November 26, 2016 at 12:57 am

    Love all of these ideas! Chocolates are my favorite!

  5. Regina says

    November 27, 2016 at 7:42 pm

    Love the Miraculous Medal necklace! Truly lovely.

  6. Jennifer Wilson says

    November 27, 2016 at 10:20 pm

    Oh my word, I looked through the candy catalogue, and the Maple Walnut Penuche looks *ahem* “divine”. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist!)

    • Amy says

      November 27, 2016 at 10:23 pm

      And I am sure it is!! Ha! That was a good one – it made me smile 🙂

  7. LaNeshe says

    November 28, 2016 at 12:39 pm

    Those gift sets are so cute!

  8. Kirby says

    November 28, 2016 at 5:09 pm

    The Little Catholic Box is my favorite! Exciting mail is the best mail. 😉

    • Amy says

      November 28, 2016 at 5:16 pm

      It really is!!!

  9. Anni says

    November 28, 2016 at 5:15 pm

    These are all great gift ideas!! Very cumulative list, and definitely got me thinking – of other ladies in my life, and also for my own wish list!

    • Amy says

      November 28, 2016 at 5:17 pm

      We always think of ourselves last don’t we??

  10. Rachel says

    November 29, 2016 at 7:12 am

    I love the idea of taking a cool “regular” gift that you know the person with enjoy and packaging it with something more meaning to Christmas!

    • Amy says

      November 29, 2016 at 8:04 am

      Thanks Rachel 🙂

  11. AnneMarie says

    November 29, 2016 at 10:06 am

    Oh wow, these are all such great ideas! The Boho Bandeaus look super cool, and the chocolate sounds amazing. The Blessed Mess company sounds super awesome-thanks for telling us about them!

  12. Kerry says

    November 29, 2016 at 11:11 am

    I loved your Little Catholic Box review, but all these surprises look wonderful.

  13. Christina says

    November 29, 2016 at 6:05 pm

    I love this list! There are so many holiday lists floating around at the moment, but I love how much thought you put into this one. Quite a few things caught my eye! 😉

  14. Kelly Moran says

    November 30, 2016 at 12:00 am

    I love everything on this list! All are wonderful gift ideas! Thank you!

  15. Kate C says

    November 30, 2016 at 9:35 am

    What an awesome list! I love them all. But ever sonce having that chocolate, I really really want some more! 😉

  16. susan says

    November 30, 2016 at 11:36 am

    Oh my mother in law would love the jewelry!

  17. Jeanine @MommyEntourage says

    November 30, 2016 at 1:11 pm

    I love the Lifeboat Coffee and everything on the list!

  18. Bethany R. says

    December 1, 2016 at 5:28 pm

    What a great list! Boho bandeaus are new to me, and I am loving what I see!

  19. Pamela Fredieu says

    December 1, 2016 at 5:39 pm

    What wonderful ideas you have… I always wait and buy for everyone else and by the time it gets to me… I am out of money… lol… Would love a nice silver Miraculous Medal .

  20. Pamela Fredieu says

    December 1, 2016 at 5:40 pm

    Party Number 1825

  21. Amy Ferguson says

    December 1, 2016 at 9:11 pm

    So many great ideas in this post. I love finding new small businesses to buy gifts from online. Thanks!

  22. Lisa Quinn says

    December 1, 2016 at 9:31 pm

    These are such great ideas! I have a Little Catholic Box subscription on my wish list. 🙂

  23. Angie says

    December 1, 2016 at 10:05 pm

    Lots of neat ideas here Amy! You have me making lists now!

    • Amy says

      December 2, 2016 at 7:32 am

      Haha! I tried to narrow it down – but there’s a ton of cool stuff!

  24. Lenetta says

    December 1, 2016 at 11:09 pm

    That miraculous medal necklace put hearts in my eyes!

  25. Courtney F. says

    December 2, 2016 at 7:34 pm

    These would be amazing!

  26. Sara says

    December 4, 2016 at 9:11 pm

    Gotta make a wish list!

    • Amy says

      December 4, 2016 at 9:12 pm

      Me too lol! So many cool and prayerful choices!

  27. Naomi Pelss says

    December 5, 2016 at 6:11 am

    I would love to win this!

  28. Melissa Syrinek says

    December 5, 2016 at 7:07 am

    Beautiful ideas!! Think I found great gift ideas for my Sidon law and mother in law! Thank you!

    • Amy says

      December 5, 2016 at 7:17 am

      You are very welcome! Thank you for “stopping by”! Come back again 🙂

  29. Liz says

    December 5, 2016 at 10:40 pm

    Great ideas! Thanks for sharing:)

  30. Melissa says

    December 6, 2016 at 5:45 am

    Great ideas!! I’d love to win.

  31. Lisa says

    December 6, 2016 at 9:52 pm

    Great list of ideas!!

    • Amy says

      December 6, 2016 at 9:53 pm

      Thank you Lisa!

  32. Margaret says

    December 7, 2016 at 6:13 am

    Do I have to chose just one? I love them all.

  33. Jessica McAfee says

    December 7, 2016 at 7:43 am

    What a fantastic giveaway and good inspiration for gift giving

    • Amy says

      December 7, 2016 at 7:47 am

      Thank you Jessica!

  34. Stefanie says

    December 7, 2016 at 8:29 am

    All of these look great, but the Catholic box intrigues me!

  35. Kelli says

    December 7, 2016 at 8:49 am

    These are fantastic ideas! Thank you for sharing! Will definitely pick some out for our stockings:)

  36. Allie says

    December 7, 2016 at 8:50 am

    All of these ideas are great! I’m most excited for the Trappistine candy!

  37. Ashley says

    December 7, 2016 at 10:21 am

    Hi there thanks for this wonderful post and giveaway! Id love the subscription to the Catholic Box or the chocolate 🙂

  38. Julia Hunter says

    December 7, 2016 at 10:25 am

    The natural life box looks cute.

  39. Jean says

    December 7, 2016 at 4:47 pm

    Great gifts!

  40. Erin says

    December 7, 2016 at 10:26 pm

    Love this list! Just might have to scoop up several of these as a gift to myself! Or send my husband the link. Can’t wait to check out you kids’ list.

  41. Vicki G says

    December 8, 2016 at 6:53 am

    A subscription to Little Catholic Box would be awesome!

  42. Paula Lattanzi says

    December 9, 2016 at 6:01 pm

    Anything Catholic or Chocolate always make me happy!:)

  43. Paula says

    December 9, 2016 at 6:03 pm

    Anything Catholic or chocolate make me happy!:)

  44. Matt B a.k.a. The Love of your life says

    December 9, 2016 at 8:21 pm

    I love your gift guides!! They are the BEST!

  45. Lydia says

    December 10, 2016 at 10:06 am

    What a great giveaway, Amy! I didn’t know about some of these businesses – I am always happy to know of more Catholics to support. 🙂

  46. Christa says

    December 10, 2016 at 11:38 am

    I love these ideas so much!

  47. Ruth Anne says

    December 10, 2016 at 1:09 pm

    So many ideas here! I love the look of the medals from the Blessed Mess Company. And also the Catholic Box looks amazing.

  48. Elayne says

    December 10, 2016 at 8:31 pm

    Love the guide – especially seeing some fellow small business owners!

  49. Jessica Kong says

    December 11, 2016 at 10:56 pm

    Beautiful! Love all of these stocking stuffers!

    • Amy says

      December 12, 2016 at 9:27 am

      Thank you! I hope the list made your shopping easier and more enjoyable 🙂 Best of luck in the giveaway!

  50. Carrie says

    December 12, 2016 at 9:49 am

    I love Natural Life and all their sweet products! 🙂

    • Amy says

      December 12, 2016 at 11:46 am

      They are an AWESOME company! Love them!

  51. Christine Friel says

    December 12, 2016 at 10:06 am

    LOVE your beautiful gift ideas!

    • Amy says

      December 12, 2016 at 11:46 am

      Thank you!

  52. Jessica says

    December 12, 2016 at 6:08 pm

    I love everything on this list but the chocolate and coffee really caught my eye:)

  53. rose osada says

    December 12, 2016 at 8:48 pm

    Everything looks great Amy!

  54. Melissa Brox says

    December 12, 2016 at 8:57 pm

    I would treasure any gift from your thoughtful list!

  55. Jill says

    December 13, 2016 at 9:50 pm

    Thanks for the ideas. A lot of these can be used through out the year.

  56. Candy Hartmann says

    December 13, 2016 at 10:24 pm

    I love all these ideas! I have been buying Lifeboat Coffee for a couple of years now. Great coffee and purpose!

  57. Laura Soto says

    December 13, 2016 at 10:29 pm

    I love the prayer boxes!

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 it started by being a gathering of broken hearts.

I was lonely, another friend was going through infertility, another was stuck in the past so much it affected her daily life
 another found herself facing an unplanned pregnancy.

When you hit rock bottom, you grasp at anything that could possibly pull you up.

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How? One friend suggested it because her Mom had a rosary group she attended for years. Another (me) said “yes, let’s do it”.

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 go to her with a Rosary and offer to pray with her.

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I am so happy you are here and we are connected on “the gram”!

My name is Amy Brooks
 and I started the Prayer Wine Chocolate blog with the intention to share how my husband and I grew our family through adoption-without signing up with an adoption agency.

I also wanted to create gift guides that had Catholic gifts on it.

I share this today because my word of the year is “laugh” and when I thought of posting a “Friday introduction “ I immediately recalled the saying:
“Want to make God laugh? Tell Him your plans!”

What starting this blog has led to- through the grace of God- has been amazing!
I realized that I had what @jenniferfulwiler would call a blue flame inside of me - writing.
Once again, I have to laugh because my English grade in 8th grade was so bad my dad pulled me off the soccer team and when I started college I had to take a remedial English class. God has reminded me over and over again that through Him all things are possible!

One of the greatest experiences in this journey has been meeting incredible people who love the Lord and who are truly kind and compassionate. It was through meeting @windhovering Jerry Windley-Doust that motivated me to write the Be Yourself Journals that our now published by @osvcatholicbooks . I also have been extremely blessed by the community of Catholic Social Media now known as @catholicsonline . If you are trying to evangelize or minister with the help of social media, I invite you to join us! 

I’m the oldest of 5. I asked my brother to give a speech at my wedding reception because I think he’s so funny that he truly could be a stand-up comedian. He ended up giving a speech so touching, I published part of it one boy’s Be Yourself Journal. He also cracked everybody at the wedding up 😂.

Somewhere in this group of pictures there is a picture of my parents. In that picture, my dad has his face painted. One of my siblings overheard him talking about him having this done as a “once in a lifetime experience “! 😂 He’s 72
 apparently last weekend was his first opportunity to have this done.

Ps. My younger son recently asked me if I had water when I was a kid. He then asked me if soap was invented yet.
SUMMER JOURNALING can be fun!! I have 2 Be Yourse SUMMER JOURNALING can be fun!!

I have 2 Be Yourself: a Catholic Journal for Girls in stock and only a handful of the boy’s journals in stock!

I’m jumping on the #smalloverprime specials and anyone who purchases (or donates) a journal in the next 24 hours will get the coloring pages download for free!!!
That’s 20 inspirational quote coloring pages!!!! And trust me- they are fun for all ages!

Plus
 this is the last day you can get the Plan Your Own Prayer Wine Chocolate Retreat Guide for over 40%off! 

Links are in my bio!
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