I like Christmas. I like shopping for gifts for family, friends, and even people I don’t know. But, I am not a fan of the aggressive marketing that surrounds these weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. I glanced at my email inbox this morning, two days before December even begins, and saw the following urgent…
Earlier this week marked the eleventh anniversary of my dad’s passing. I don’t feel like I need to write about it every year. But, it’s certainly something I think about often, and one of my fears as we get further away from his death is that my memories of him may get fuzzier with time. So, these…
Well, Thanksgiving weekend has come and gone, and it feels like we’re in full-on Christmas mode. I would love to say that our house is totally decorated, the shopping is done, and we’re all sipping hot cocoa by the fire while we listen to carols each evening. But, the girls are at an age where…
Thanksgiving week is one of my favorite weeks of the year. I like the extra time with family, the aroma of special food, the crisp weather, and the way this week marks the official beginning of another holiday season. The older I get the more nostalgic I feel about holiday traditions. But, this is also…