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This holiday season has been a little more exciting, stressful, chaotic, sleepless, and wonderful than any I can remember aside…
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This holiday season has been a little more exciting, stressful, chaotic, sleepless, and wonderful than any I can remember aside…
Continue Reading“This is going to be the first time we go through the holidays without mom.” How many times have I…
Continue ReadingThe Christmas season doesn't hold many happy childhood memories for me. It wasn't until I had children of my own…
Continue ReadingDear Husband, Thank you for being my constant in this seasonal chaos. I’m riding the roller coaster of emotions this…
Continue ReadingEvery December evening I sit on my couch and admire the view of my bright and lopsided Christmas tree. I…
Continue ReadingThe magic of Christmas is always alive for those who believe. While this may be my life’s eternal motto, I’m…
Continue ReadingTo the single mom during the holidays, I’ve thought of you as I bought each gift for my daughter this…
Continue ReadingAs the holiday season approaches, I want to share a lesson I learned from my Grandma Jean: leave the dishes. …
Continue ReadingBeing in a stepfamily means a lot of Christmases, we had one for each household plus each side of the…
Continue ReadingThe actual air temperature when I woke up yesterday was -14F. It was the kind of morning when the air…
Continue ReadingBrowsing through shelves of holiday books in the children's section of the library, I am reminded of the CD my…
Continue ReadingThis holiday season as you’re making preparations for family visits, school parties, church events, food drives, travel, cooking, cleaning, shopping,…
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