It's less than a month until Christmas Day. Every year, I go on a trip with my husband's family. His mom, sisters and cousins do Christmas shopping and get a few gifts. As Christmas music played over the speakers in the department store, I stood in line behind a woman who looked to be seventy. It … [Read more...] about HOW TO MAKE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL WITHOUT THE BIG BUDGET
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Tossing Your Hope In One Basket
Ever hear that saying, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket?" There was a twist to that saying in my mind, "Don't put all your hope in one basket." At least that is what I was telling myself by December 27th when I was having a momentary pity party. My son Kyle had made a turn around in … [Read more...] about Tossing Your Hope In One Basket
I Have No Gifts To Bring
My sister Lisa and I concocted a plan when she was eleven, and I was fourteen. Being the older of the two, I should have been setting an excellent example for her. Instead, I was dragging her into my scheme. We had been lounging around the living room waiting for Mom to come home one December day … [Read more...] about I Have No Gifts To Bring
Sleep In Heavenly Peace
Twenty-eight years ago today, my husband Vance and I were racing through the streets of our city in a panicked state. All my dreams were about to come true... I would become a mother. I lay in my bed six hours later exhaustion and joy overwhelming every part of my soul and body. Just three years … [Read more...] about Sleep In Heavenly Peace
Naughty or Nice
Did you lay in bed like most kids on Christmas Eve wondering if you were getting coal that year in your stocking? Your parents threatened you a hundred times, especially in December. Maybe you stuck gum in your sister's hair or stole a quarter from your mother's purse to go to the candy … [Read more...] about Naughty or Nice