Daily Blessing

What is something new you learned this Christmas …

What is something new you learned this Christmas, concerning the Christmas story?Having just come from a wedding a few weeks ago, I have been seeing the Christmas story through a completely new lens this year! That’s how it…

December 26, 2023Christmas

Christmas Blessings!

Christmas Eve morning … the darkness of early morning began to give way to light, as the sky to the east slowly grew with the brilliance of crimson/orange/purple. I stood at the kitchen sink, gazing out the kitchen…

December 25, 2023Christmas, Gratitude

Christmas Insecurities

Christmas surfaces a lot of insecurities. Whether we are consciously aware of it or not. Particularly when it comes to social media. “Oh wow … look at their Christmas tree. Their Christmas tree is so much better than…

December 24, 2023Christmas, What is God like?

Marriage is … like Hot Coco Bombs!

I was at Costco picking up a few items when I came across these Hot Coco Bombs. In a blink I thought: “That's just what marriage is like! The happy newlywed couple definitely needs these!” So, into my…

December 23, 2023Christmas, Marriage, Relationships

What Christmas looks like at my house …

My son texted me: “A bit of interior festivity, with my mini nativity.” The accompanying photo featured a strand of colorful Christmas lights draping up, over, and across his fireplace mantel, while a small nativity graced the hearth. …

December 22, 2023Christmas

O Christmas tree! O Christmas tree! We finally have a Christmas tree!

Last week I headed out to Home Depot to find the 2023 Christmas Village piece. My Home Depot app informed me this piece was not available for online purchase/home delivery, neither was it available at my Home Depot…

December 21, 2023Christmas

The Holly and the Ivy

The day before the wedding, hubby and I, along with our two kids, spent the morning having brunch with the groom and his family; after which, we spent several hours setting up the rehearsal hall. We had an…

December 20, 2023Christmas, Lessons in the Dirt, Marriage, Relationships

What is Christmas about?

Recently our very dear friends up in Alaska had a baby. The due date for the birth was the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Hubby and I waited in anxious anticipation to hear from our friends! Thanksgiving came … and…

December 19, 2023Christmas

O Come! O Come!

As Hubby and I were headed up to church yesterday morning, the sky came alive with the beauty and glory of God! The brilliant crimson sunrise reflected off the bottom of the low-lying marine layer of clouds. It…

December 18, 2023Christmas

Marriage is … like a puzzle!

Here you can see the puzzle hubby and I put together the weekend before Thanksgiving. I am quite fond of this puzzle because it was a birthday gift to me from my son’s girlfriend. And also, I love…

December 17, 2023Marriage, Relationships