Three Ways to Keep Christmas Spirit Alive All Year Long

by | Dec 28, 2015

The big day is over. Now what? If you’re like me, you spend so much time planning, preparing, and priming to make Christmas special for everyone you love, that you feel a little let down once the calendar flips past December 25. I still have a refrigerator full of...

The Problem With Kindness

by | Mar 31, 2014

Several years ago, I sat in my car at a gas station in Phoenix, AZ, watching two young boys shuffle self-consciously from car to car. They approached each driver, spoke softly, nodded solemnly, and moved dejectedly forward. This went on for several minutes. Finally,...

Letting Go When All You Want To Do Is Hold On

by | Jan 2, 2014

I stopped making New Year’s resolutions years ago. Not because I don’t believe in them; because I am not very good at keeping them. Perhaps, like me, you can relate to passionately charging into the new year with the best of intentions to stress less, relax more,...

Through the Eyes of a Child

by | Dec 19, 2013

My husband and I were asked this year to do the Advent reading at our church on the 3rd Sunday of Advent, and light the Advent candle, as part of the service. We agreed, happy to be a part of the celebration. We arrived at the church a few minutes early to review the...

There’s Joy in the Process

by | Nov 6, 2013

Last week, while driving to work on the morning of October 31st I turned on my radio, and couldn’t believe what was blaring through the speakers.  Jingle Bell Rock was playing. Seriously? Kids hadn’t even donned their costumes yet for trick-or-treating and radio...