Category: Christmas

  • Winter Mode, NOT a Dark Winter

    Winter Mode, NOT a Dark Winter

    Winter Mode, Not a Dark Winter There are few things I love more than Advent. It is the PERFECT season for so many things. As I am writing this post, I just tuned in to the 2020 Collection of Carols from Kings, a beautiful way to stay Christmas-connected. You see, so much in life wants…

  • Christmas Knitting Patterns

    Christmas Knitting Patterns

    “This post contains affiliate links. If you click through and make a purchase, I’ll get a commission at no additional cost to you.” Who isn’t busy this month? September is a month of NEW beginnings. Doesn’t it always seem that way? For many, there are children to get back to school, backpacks, crayons, books, supplies…

  • What My Grand Daughters Have Taught Me About Relationships

    What My Grand Daughters Have Taught Me About Relationships

    Is it a mere four days to Christmas? The most glorious holiday of all? My house is all decked out; every room is aglow in candlelight, tinsel, snowmen, village houses, Rudolph figurines, many-colored garland, angels, and of course my Christmas trees which hold treasured ornaments and memorabilia from over the years. That’s not all .…

  • 5 Ways to Avoid the Christmas Lunacy

    5 Ways to Avoid the Christmas Lunacy

    Can you believe it! We are almost through with the month of October. Days away from Halloween. You know when I was a kid, Halloween was an afternoon; now, it’s morphed into its own season, complete with outdoor decorations and adult costumes. I have to tell you, I don’t like it. Because when I turned…

  • Advent Takes The Crazy Out of Christmas

    Advent Takes The Crazy Out of Christmas

    We’re getting very close. Christmas Day. So far this December it doesn’t feel like winter is just around the corner; temps have been in the 60s and 70s even! Nice for some, but I prefer my Christmas-time, if not in bridal-veil white, at least with frosty air. If you haven’t finished shopping yet, sit down.…