The Joy of Intentional Gift-Giving

by | Nov 2, 2017 | Trends

If holiday gift-giving has gotten away from you in the past, or if you can’t even imagine how you are going to budget for it this year, or make room for all the new toys, or add to the laundry pile of clothes, or manage your family’s screen-time with the next...

The Great Christmas Tree Topple

by | Dec 22, 2016 | Just Laughs

While discussing Christmas trees with a group of moms the other day, I heard several stories of toppled trees. I walked away thinking it must just be a rite of passage for parents to have their Christmas tree tip over at least once while their kids are young. I won’t...

The Sunrise from On High

by | Nov 28, 2016 | Faith

“The Sunrise from on high will visit us, to shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace,” Luke 1:78-79. One of my favorite times of day is the dawn of the early morning. As I sit in my comfortable chair, with a...

Wooden Mary and the Eighty-Eight Gifts

by | Dec 24, 2015 | Trends

Every year I say I’m going to get my Christmas shopping done before December. This year, for the first time, I actually bought a few gifts before Thanksgiving. But here it is almost Christmas, and I still sit at my computer, searching Amazon for the perfect gift for a...

Bye-Bye Bah Humbug

by | Dec 24, 2015 | Faith

You remember Ebenezer Scrooge, the famous character in Charles Dicken’s classic novel, “A Christmas Carol”, right? His most famous line about celebrating Christmas was, “Bah, Humbug!” In other words, he was so busy working and making...