I Put My Holiday Decorations Up Early And I’m Not Sorry
“Are you seriously going to keep that thing in there all year?” my husband asked. I turned around and smiled at him as I placed my…
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Dear Family, I’m Already Grieving the Holidays Without You
Dear family, It’s not even September yet, but with 2020 being kind of, umm, rough to put it mildly, everyone’s already got their…
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Rose From The Golden Girls Can Now Decorate Your Christmas Tree—and She TALKS!
*I think we can all admit that 2020 has been ummm, a bit of a downer, but I’m here with a bright spot in the midst of it for ya! Christmas is…
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Praise! Hallmark Channel Gifts Us a Quarantine Christmas Movie Marathon
It’s been a week-ish of self-quarantine in our country thanks to COVID-19, and toilet paper hoarding aside, this situation is starting to bring…
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Sometimes Christmas is Hard
Sometimes Christmas is hard. It’s hard when you are missing someone at the dinner table or waiting for someone to walk through that door who will…
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Can I Keep You This Way Forever?
Can I keep you this way forever? Entangled in the beauty of your imagination. With your eyes open to everything that lies before you. Can I keep you…
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Mary’s Baby Boy Changes Everything
I am a mom of little boys. Being the mother of sticky-fingered messes, bruised knees, and dirty clothes gives me a deeper and richer perspective of…
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Move A Little Closer to Jesus This Christmas
Have you seen that cute little Shepherd on the Search? It’s kind of a “Christian” Elf on the Shelf. (Although the Elf on the Shelf can…
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Christmas As a Kid Was Magical—But Nothing Tops Christmas As a Mom
As a kid, Christmas morning was full of magic. The tiptoeing to sneakily scope out the presents under the tree before leaping onto Mom and Dad’s…
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The Holidays Are Different After Child Loss
I remember the day well—it was a sunny, cool, fall day. The house was filled with the aroma of turkey, potatoes, stuffing, pies and all the extras…
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