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It’s okay to say no. . . know your limitations Why are you sitting on the couch? Why are you in the rocking chair? You don’t ever sit...

Do you believe? Do you not believe? These are questions that circulate around the classroom about Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, Kris...

The Advent wreath, or Advent crown, is a tradition that symbolizes the passage of the four weeks of Advent in the liturgical calendar of...

Two years ago, December 5th, 2018- the anniversary of us purchasing this old home! Most of the plants were overgrown or barely alive when...

I grew up with quite a bit of anticipation in my life. The holidays were big, the countdown to our birthdays were exciting, graduation...

What was popular in 1920 for the holiday season? As I researched what life was like in the 1920s, I stumbled across a website Titled,...

My daughter was given a book titled the 12 Days of Christmas when she was 4 years old. We had always sung the song to her each year, but...

This past weekend as I looked for my quiet space to write, it took me almost 6 different spots to find a good fit to quiet my mind....

A year ago, the Classic book Little Women by Louisa May Alcott made a comeback in mainstream America. The motion picture gave society a...

I know you might be thinking this is kind of extreme, but if you have never witnessed the birth of a chick it is quite a miracle.

What I have realized is that cooking is what brings my ancestors to the forefront of my mind.

As we reflect on the past 162 days of this pandemic, (not that we have been counting), I have found that there have been some...

When we think of our happiest times as a family, it is the simple pleasures of walking through a field of pumpkins, cuddling up...