The hush before Christmas

by | Dec 24, 2012 | Miracles, Nature, Waiting

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,...

But there IS something we can do

by | Dec 19, 2012 | Miracles, Waiting

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...

O Christmas Tree

by | Dec 15, 2012 | Miracles, Nature, Waiting

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...

If it doesn't move, attach holly to it

by | Dec 14, 2012 | Friends, Waiting

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...

Talking to the Dead – book review

by | Dec 12, 2012 | Reading, Waiting

Last week my mom asked me if I actually read all those books I download for free on Kindle. Well, I try to. And I just finished one and it was fabulous. Bonnie Grove’s Talking to the Dead is about a young woman who is suddenly widowed. She’s slammed by...