Music has a way of tugging memories from the back of your mind and dropping them in your lap. 🎄“Up on the rooftop” brings me back to my first solo in our annual school Christmas…
Can I be thankful when life is too complicated, when grief and the unexpected knock down my door? When my emotions are raw, and I am misunderstood can I be thankful? Maybe it’s been a…
It was a full day yesterday, blanching the garden beans, defrosting the freezer, and making applesauce long after everyone was asleep. It’s the beginning of the “squirrelling away” season. I imagine pulling out a bag…
We have so many expectations for ourselves and our children. We strive to do all the things required to nurture tomorrows adults. We read books on best methods we follow advice (and sometimes the crowd…
Palm Sunday begins the week known as Passion week. It’s a week filled with triumph, tragedy and the greatest victory known in history. The Jews of Jesus’ day were looking for someone to save them…
As the new year approaches, we look for ways to improve ourselves. There are many self-help recommendations and how-tos, from organizing your home to weight loss and healthy living. Here are my eight surefire ways to…
I don’t remember what I was thinking. I just know I was in a deep fog of shock and sadness. When our fourth child was born eighteen Decembers ago, life went out of focus for…
There were no wrapped presents for me underneath a sparkling Christmas tree. In fact, in my early years, we did not have a Christmas tree in our home. Christmas Eve, all of us kids would…
How could the birth of a baby thousands of years ago impact my life today? How can this Child bring peace to my chaotic world? The answer is in the Name given to this baby…
I am sitting here by my lit Christmas tree, a fire in the fireplace, sipping coffee, and my mind has a hard time computing all I have experienced in the last few weeks. The juxtaposition…
You might say it’s just a play on words, but hear me out. If happiness is a feeling, let’s consider JOY as its older, more mature, stable cousin. JOY doesn’t leave at the first hint…