I’m not sure exactly when or how it started, but it has become a longstanding tradition in our family to give our kids one…
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When I first learned about Elf on the Shelf, I wasn’t just skeptical; I was resistant. Even though all of the elf antics looked…
Nothing stops me in my tracks every year quite like seeing the first box of Queen Anne cordial cherries on a shelf in the…
Every Advent as I double check to make sure we’ve got enough candles for the Advent wreath, I ask myself if the first candle…
I love Advent wreaths. Their beauty and simplicity fill me with the awe and wonder of Advent. The flickering lights of the candles awakens…
When one of my kids was very little, the teacher was helping the class go through all the new words in a story they…
It never fails that whenever I have a massive deadline looming, I am overcome by the insatiable desire to bake something. When I find…
Last evening I learned that Herberger’s – a major department store in my community – would be closing its doors for good in the…
Holy Week in a house with two pastors is intense, to say the least. As the stress of planning extra services mounts, and as…
The season of Lent is a season of intentionality. Throughout Lent, many people choose to fast from something or add in a new spiritual…