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He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under the tree. (Roy L. Smith) It’s been great reading the messages that have come in with the contest entries of all of your favorite things at Christmas and to see that you do have Christmas in your hearts. In fact, after I asked you to name your …
“It’s true, Christmas can feel like a lot of work, particularly for mothers. But when you look back on all the Christmases in your life, you’ll find you’ve created family traditions and lasting memories. Those memories, good and bad, are really what help to keep a family together over the long haul.” (Caroline Kennedy) Family – generations of love. Grandmother …
A Small Act of Grandparent Bravery I got extraordinarily brave Saturday. I was keeping three of my grandkids including my twin grandsons who at the age of six must drink high energy water every morning when they pop out of bed. That energy doesn’t run out until about fifty “go to sleep” orders have been issued well after dark. That …
Do you like Christmas stories? Rose Allen McCauley visited my blog on Sunday and we’re giving a free download of her new book to someone who comments on her guest post or tonight’s post. I’ll draw for the winner Sunday, and so far the odds are very good. Along with Rose’s book, you can win a copy of my Christmas …
My Friend, Rose One of the best things about writing Christian fiction is the people I meet. Not only readers, but other writers as well. Rose Allen McCauley is one I feel blessed to count among my writer friends. Rose has a generous heart and even before she was published herself, she was always ready to support any area writers …
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. ~G.K. Chesterton What’s your favorite holiday? Some of you might say Christmas right off, but I’m pretty sure I hear others out there picking Thanksgiving. It such a wonderful day of family and food and blessings. No pressure to exchange gifts. …
Saturday was the 6th annual St. Jude Give Thanks Walk. Our Team Kaelyn didn’t participate in the first walk. At that time, my little niece was sick, but the doctors hadn’t diagnosed her cancer as yet. That didn’t happen until December after the first walk in November. We had yet to find out in a very personal family way the …
A Lifetime Commitment A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year. ~Paul Sweeney We celebrated our anniversary Sunday with a big party, but yesterday was actually our anniversary. So we went out to eat and to a movie. Big time celebrators, right? Maybe that fun anniversary trip will …
We had a big day yesterday celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary. It’s actually not for a couple more days, but we’re hoping to make it. Whether we do or not – and no one is promised tomorrow – we had a great time celebrating family and love yesterday. It was a little hard for me to look this fifty year …
Do you like old historic houses? I put this link at Old House Dreams about a Georgian style mansion up for sale in my town on my Facebook page and it’s grabbed a lot of views and interest. Actually a writing friend I met at the Writers Retreat I recently attended in Monterey, CA posted the link on my Facebook first. Internet is …