sending Christmas love to all the mothers out there
Perhaps one of my favorite quotes from this Christmas was from my sister Charity on her Instagram account: “The Christmas birth story reminds us that the most sacred and the…
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fun Christmas family games that will get everyone involved
One part of Christmas I love the most is the opportunity to gather and connect with those I love. So I’ve been trying to figure out some fun Christmas family…
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how to find stillness and “true meaning” at Christmas
I am forever and always on the lookout for how to find stillness and “true meaning” at Christmas. Oh how we want it! Am I right? A push for stillness…
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“Fall on your knees, Oh hear the angel voices” – Lucy’s concert
I don’t know that I will ever hear “O Holy Night” in the same way again after Lucy’s MCO Christmas concert. The words “Fall on your knees, Oh hear the…
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gobs of goodness – how thanksgiving went down this year
We filled every inch of before and after Thanksgiving with some pretty great family togetherness, but that scarcely touched on the extended family togetherness for Thanksgiving itself. Because this happened:…
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A full house, and pre and post thanksgiving happenings
We got our kids home for Thanksgiving in phases. We always love to fill up the house again, especially so quickly after we had to let our missionary girl Claire…
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55 things I’m so grateful for before November wraps up
I am just coming up for air after some pretty hefty hosting and Turkey Trotting and velvety family togetherness. I told Dave I think I may have bit off more…
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one powerful antidote for stress – thankful trees:)
I don’t know about anyone else, but stress alarms start pinging in my brain and heart on the first of November. Oh I love this month so much, but the…
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Halloween Wrap-up 2023
Welp, let’s do a little Halloween wrap-up before we move on to all the gratitude stuff. OH I LOVE NOVEMBER! But I do love a good Halloween too. Here was…
