We have been dressing up Nativity-style for years. Wearing bathrobes and sheets was just standard operating procedure here. And the angel always wore a slip on her head. This year while we were dressing up the grand kids, mom had a flash of brilliance. Wait. There’s one thing you should know about this little lady…
The Jesus Gift
“Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas perhaps, means a little bit more.” I love those famous Grinch words – Christmas IS so much more!
Family Tales
I’m a new mom. Well, technically, I’m a six-month-old mom. And something about being a new mom has made me think differently about, oh I don’t know, let’s say, almost everything. About a month ago, I was flipping through my calendar and saw that Veterans Day was coming up. My husband and I come from…
Christmas Service Star
Many of my most vivid holiday memories have very little to do with the “prettiness” of Christmas. Pictures of these moments-if we even had them-would surely not be very Pin-able. I was probably wearing my over-sized basketball shorts, the lighting would have been awful, and there were definitely no burlap banners with matching drinks in…
The Turkey Ticket
I was probably 15 years old the first time this long little paper showed up. I’m sure it was a Monday night, and I’m pretty sure I brought my 15-year-old attitude to the family room. Thirteen years later, I’m pleased to tell you I’ve grown up a little bit and that this long…
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