As the decorations disappear from our neighbors’ homes, we’re still holding onto Christmas in our house.
Let’s hold onto Christmas
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A New Year, more Christmas, and a surprise visitor (7 Quick Takes)
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~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.
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A poetic tribute to 2021
The excitement of each new day
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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)
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Merry Christmas! Here are a few highlights of our Christmas celebration so far.
A Child is born to us
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There is nothing like the happy news of a brand-new baby.
When Christmas doesn’t go as planned
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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
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We aren’t ready for Christmas, but Easter’s in the bag.
The joy of a Yankee swap
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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
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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
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Sometimes God taps you gently on the shoulder.
Delightful lunches, holiday craft fairs, and other Advent fun
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There’s such beauty to the statement, “The chef prepares the salmon medium-well. Does that work for you?”
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