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Advent Reflections

Advent Reflections

I don’t remember actually celebrating Advent at home when I was young unless you count the advent calendars that we sometimes persuaded Mom to get. My memory is fuzzy but I do believe the Church we attended celebrated Advent every year. There was a different family...
Lighting Star

Lighting Star

I’ve always preferred a star on the top of the Christmas tree than an angel. My dad would shape a star out of bamboo, wires, or whatever he had lying around the house. Then he would light it with light bulbs in each point and in the center of the star. The star would...
Holiday Busyness

Holiday Busyness

It’s the last month of the year already! I know I gave myself permission (see “Getting Back” post) to work less on my business during the holidays but it seems I was still able to meet my minimum goals while working only three days a week instead of every weekday. It...
Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks

I remember saying grace quickly during my elementary school days so that no one in the cafeteria would notice because it seemed no one else I knew gave thanks before eating. Now, it’s just normal to bow my head for someone in the family to say grace when we are eating...
Eating Together

Eating Together

Last week my daughter was in town to get two new tires and the brakes on her car replaced. It was also the day of the week that Scott normally goes out for lunch with Marcus. So Scott invite us girls to lunch, too. Now that she lives farther away from us, we don’t see...