As the decorations disappear from our neighbors’ homes, we’re still holding onto Christmas in our house.
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A New Year, more Christmas, and a surprise visitor (7 Quick Takes)
~1~ Happy New Year! I have never had much success with resolutions, but I do love setting the tone for the year. I let Jen Fulwiler’s Word of the Year generator choose a word for me—Hospitality—and her Saint of the Year generator pick a saint for me—St. Margaret of Antioch. Hospitality seems to bring its […]
Farewell to 2021. Thanks for all the (sort of) fun.
A poetic tribute to 2021
The excitement of each new day
As soon as the first daylight creeps into their cages, the finches are ready to start the day—and they think I should start mine, too.
A partridge in a pear tree and other Christmas fun (7 Quick Takes)
Merry Christmas! Here are a few highlights of our Christmas celebration so far.
A Child is born to us
There is nothing like the happy news of a brand-new baby.
When Christmas doesn’t go as planned
Whatever your Christmas looks like this year, I hope you find your way to the manger, and that you encounter moments of beauty, hope, and joy.
It might be time to get ready for Christmas and more in 7 Quick Takes
We aren’t ready for Christmas, but Easter’s in the bag.
The joy of a Yankee swap
When I mentioned that I was participating in two Yankee gift swaps this week, my family didn’t sound that enthusiastic.
A visit from St. Nicholas and other highlights from our week
This is always one of the busiest, most wonderful weeks for our family, so I have lots to share in 7 Quick Takes.
Find light in the darkness
Sometimes God taps you gently on the shoulder.
Delightful lunches, holiday craft fairs, and other Advent fun
There’s such beauty to the statement, “The chef prepares the salmon medium-well. Does that work for you?”