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From the time I was 4 years old, I participated in dance classes. Ballet, tap, jazz, it was a hobby that allowed me to express myself. ...

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

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....

December of 2018, my husband and I purchased a 1935 fixer upper in a sleepy town of Monrovia, Ca. We purchased it "As Is." It was no secret

"I used to feel bad that I couldn’t afford to buy the beautiful buffet in the window of a fancy home design store or look longingly at...

Some things stick with you for life, this can be good and alternatively bad or perhaps in between. I grew up around wood and construction..