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Blowing Out the Old
I've written in previous posts about new year's traditions like first-footing and eating lucky foods. But do you know about blowing out the old for the new year? The idea is to throw open all the doors and windows in the house just before midnight so that the old year...
Appalachian Thursday – The Day After Christmas
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 these are the days when the blahs strike. The anticipation has been building since Halloween and...
I didn’t mean to inhale the WHOLE thing!
If you've followed this blog for very long, you know that I insert the occasional poem--mostly mine--but someone else's now and again. I think of poetry as condensed stories. It's the essence of life boiled down to words that will often fit on a single page. Intense,...
Appalachian Thursday — What’s My Theme?
I'm looking at updating my website and I'm trying to be intentional and thoughtful about it. I've already switched up my header and I've taken the first steps toward developing a shinier, sharper, more professional site. As part of that I'm looking for a tagline--a...
Are you waiting to experience joy?
Our pastor has been doing a great series called Songs of the Season that focuses on a different Christmas carol each week. Yesterday was Joy to the World. So, of course, we talked about joy (and yes, he does invite the congregation to interact!). One of his comments...
Appalachian Thursday – Homemade Christmas
For those of you paying attention, this is a reworked post from a couple of years ago. But I really like the idea of slowing down and taking time to MAKE Christmas. So here we go again . . . Once upon a time Christmas was simpler. Preparations didn’t start before...
Would you trade your gift?
Each Advent season my church puts together a book of daily devotions written by members. I LOVE it!! Our pastor assigns scripture to volunteers and they then share their thoughts about the verses. It's such a beautiful, personal gift and look forward to reading advent...
Appalachian Thursday – How about a Christmas story?
Here' in the mountains it's getting to be the season for curling up with hot cocoa and a good book while the temperatures drop outside. And what could be better than a Christmas story? Oh wait--I have one of those! My novella, A Shot at Love (the one nominated for a...
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