Our Christmas cards are here! Which is good timing because today has just been one of those days. I needed something to lift me up. I have to admit a couple of things. 1) I’m having trouble posting something every day. I want to so badly but LIFE keeps happening. And then when I do, […]
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Ding Rear (Advent Day 6)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer aired on this day in 1964. Happy Birthday, Rudolph. To me, Rudolph will always be Rudolph the Red-Nosed Ding Rear. My sister dubbed him that name thirtysomething years ago on a family recording of us singing Christmas songs together. You simply MUST listen to this recording of my sister as she […]
Lessons from “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (Advent Day 5)
This week, one of my favorite Christmas shows celebrated its 50th anniversary: A Charlie Brown Christmas. Airing on December 9, 1965, this holiday classic has taught generations life lessons about the true meaning of the season. Lessons I’ve learned from A Charlie Brown Christmas: Christmas Is Not About the Stuff My mother-in-law always calls to […]
Don’t Let Anyone Ever Dull Your Sparkle (Advent Day 3)
One of my favorite phrases is “don’t let anyone ever dull your sparkle.” Factoid number two: I’m a sucker for a good children’s book, and even more so for a Christmas-themed one. So when I saw The Sparkle Box at the Scholastic book fair at my kids’ school, I pounced on it. (Incidentally, one of my […]
Prepare Him Room (Advent Day 2)
Prepare Him Room The words from Joy to the World keep echoing in my head: “Let every heart prepare Him room.” Surely we can find some room somewhere. Oh wait, first I need to answer these emails, get the kids to school, go to work, get gas in the car, check my smartphone 30 times, […]