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, […]
Advent 2015: Learning to Walk
Well, it’s almost the beginning of December, so this means it’s the start of my blogging Advent calendar. I try to write every day and my goal is something meaningful and reflective about this special time of year. Hey, let’s face it: sometimes I just write about the movie Elf or travel or books or music. […]
December 6: Rainy Saturday People and Luke 10
Why is it that is takes a rainy Saturday to slow us down? At least it’s that way at our home. We hibernate, rest and relax. Get some much needed chores done, or perhaps catch up on some reading (or more like TV shows or movies). But the point is: we chill out. It […]
Bloggy Advent Calendar December 2–The Sparkle Box
So for December 2nd, here’s the second book that has inspired me for this Advent season: The Sparkle Box. I’ll admit it, I’m a sucker for a good children’s book, and even more so for a Christmas-themed one. So when I saw this one at the Scholastic book fair at my kids’ school, I pounced […]