At the beginning of December, we had a snow storm that shut down all of the highways and the interstate in our area. The…
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I have been struggling with joy this Advent, which is ironic since this year’s Advent theme at church is “Joy to the World.” In…
The last couple of weeks have felt a bit like A Series of Unfortunate Events, minus Count Olaf and the Baudelaire children. One thing…
The first storm rolled in overnight on Monday, the week of Thanksgiving. Cold temperatures, freezing fog, and gusty winds in the wide open spaces…
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…
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…
I have heard many sermons on the different kinds of love in the New Testament. I was always told that there was friendship love,…