Twinkling Tree A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Lights twinkle in a tree, And their warm glow comforts me. It shimmers and shines like a gilded thing, And my heart begins to sing. ~ I enter in to a time and space Of remembrance, and of so much grace, Where hope and peace seem […]
Trimming a Home and a Heart
Is your home all decorated for Christmas yet? Mine is. All the nooks and crannies are full of little treasures only brought out at this, the most wonderful time of the year! I love every bit of it. It warms me to my toes. From the stockings, handmade by my mother, hung on the wall above a […]
Grateful for the Advent Season: Five Books to Help You Plan Your Advent Tradition
We all have favorite traditions during the holidays. Mine would have to be Advent. The ways people celebrate Advent are incredibly varied, and many may not even know what Advent really is beyond the idea of an “Advent Calendar.” To me, however, Advent is the very heart of Christmas. Advent, a season of remembering Christ […]
To Santa or Not to Santa?
This Christmas has been really fun in our house as I watch my daughter discovering everything. Every day there is a new object in the Advent calendar Nativity scene, and she always notices. It might be a star, or a cow, or a sheep, or a Sheppard, she always sees the one that is new. […]
Letting go of Christmas
I love Christmas! I adore it! I love the decorations, the trees, the food and flavors, the cards and letters, the music… I love everything about it! Especially the traditions. As a teen I started sending out my own Christmas letters, was the only one my age I knew of that would take the time to […]
12 Ways to Give Back This Holiday Season!
Tis the Season of Giving! Or… shopping maybe. It can be difficult in our mad rush to step back and remember to think of someone else besides ourselves and our families. We can get so busy. Let’s hit a pause on the busy this year. Find some time to give and teach both ourselves and our […]
The Advent Season: Remembering The Birth Of Christ
Today is the Day After Thanksgiving. More commonly known as Black Friday. It’s the biggest shopping day of the year! People are out in droves trying to get that perfect deal. More and more I’m starting to hate Black Friday. Our society has become obsessed with profit. The holiday shopping season has become increasingly more […]