Have Yourself a Merry Different Christmas
Originally published December 17, 2018 I circle the Costco parking lot like a vulture and score a decent spot. Did the rows of shiny shopping carts reproduce just for the Christmas season? Like a slinky, they now extend...
The Antidote for Christmas Disappointment
A Vintage Christmas {Advent series, week 1} The angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been...
A Time to Stop Clinging
October ushers in our first icy mornings—and steady winds, punctuated by wild gusts. What few leaves remain on the Aspens seem to never not be in motion. I wonder what's up with those crusty holdouts,...
How Much Me-Time Do I Need?
gainst my better sense, I open the email. Our local community college is pitching a continuing education class called Pine Needle Basketry. This strikes me funny, and I do an internal eye-roll. Ha! That...
When the Music of Your Life Changes
“Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the...
Someday is Today, and You Have Every Thing You Need (Part 2)
{This is Part 2 of a 2-part series. You can read Part 1, Someday Is Today, here.} n the other side of my window, there's a whole lotta squeaking going on. Inside the old Aspens, in nests stacked like...
