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Time out for family
We have family staying with us, so no post other than these priceless quotes and this thought: I am SO blessed by my family--those with me now in person and those with me always in heart. "The family. We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life...
Fighting the Day After Christmas Blahs
It's over. Christmas is done. Anyone tempted to take the tree down? Oh, the kids are still out of school and maybe there's still family to visit, but for so many people today is the day the blahs strike. The anticipation has been building since Halloween and maybe the...
The hush before Christmas
It's Christmas Eve. If you haven't finished your shopping, it's probably too late. The baking should be done by now and you can work on Christmas dinner tomorrow. It's the hush before the angels sing. Have you ever listened to snow? I remember, as a child sledding or...
The Darkest Day of the Year
Today is the Winter Solstice--the shortest day of the year in terms of sunlight. Here in Asheville, NC, we have 9 hours and 45 minutes from sunrise to sunset. And, of course, work takes up most of those hours and minutes! It is, literally, the darkest day of the year....
But there IS something we can do
Last Friday's tragedy in Connecticut still weighs heavy this Christmas season. And it should. One of these mornings we'll wake up and it will be a distant memory to those of us who aren't directly affected. We might remember it once in a while, but it will be history....
The Best Present I Can't Remember
I love getting presents. I love giving presents. Wrapping packages, unwrapping packages, ribbons, bows, brightly colored paper and the look on the recipient's face. Fun! But how many presents do I remember? And how far back? Over the weekend I was trying to remember...
O Christmas Tree
I planned to post a picture of our finished tree this morning as a follow-up to yesterday's post. But somehow, I didn't much feel like posting today. With the school shooting in Connecticut the season seems to have lost some of its joy. But Dave Ramsey said something...
If it doesn't move, attach holly to it
That's how I learned to decorate for Christmas when I worked at Biltmore Estate. Luckily, it lets Thistle off the hook. I do NOT decorate my dog. But I LOVE to drape everything else in red and green and holly. And today is tree day! Each year I try to take a day off...
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