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A Simple Christmas Starts with a Simple Advent
f you're reading this, chances are you're already observing Advent, even if you're not sure what Advent is. In the 1960s, kids like me growing up near Pacific Grove, California had something major to...
The One Thing We All Need to Can for Winter {Hope}
h, October! So much to admire, to ponder, and only a wisp of time to do either. Here's the season when creativity comes in gusts but awe strikes me dumb. Plus, I'm overly sentimental and...
If You Just Don’t Feel Quite At Home
e did it. We downsized. And if I just ignore the island of boxes where the coffee table ought to be, I like our charming new space. So why do I feel so profoundly sad? I took Marie Kondo's advice and...
Mindfulness for Dummies … and New Empty-Nesters
ecently I retired as a full-time mommy. In fact, I’m thinking of donating my crown to the Museum of Natural Hilarity 😉 . Our youngest still occupies a bedroom. But as a working girl and college...
The Untold Story: Yours and Mine
glint of gold caught my eye, something shiny tucked down in the shag carpet of our guest room-slash-office. Aha! A thin necklace belonging to our oldest daughter (the married one), proof that for...
When It’s Time to Build an Altar
t's half past seven on her last morning of high school. Our raven-haired woman-girl, who the good Lord brought through fiery trial, will graduate with her peers after all. Today when she bolts across our...