Let the Baby Grow Up this Christmas
When I was a little girl, Christmas seemed to take forever to make its way back to our little house on the end of a dirt road called Bull Run in northeast Louisiana. We kids started counting down the days
Being a Friend to your Adult Child
Having an adult child can be so rewarding, but it comes with all the pitfalls of traveling through new territory. When you head out on a new adventure, you don’t know what you don’t know about the road ahead. Parenting
Christmas Fun 2021
Who’s ready for Christmas?? I am so excited about Christmas this year as this is our “big” year. Our “big” year means all our adult married children who alternate Christmas with their two families will be at ours this year
England and Living Today
In 2009, we were so honored to be asked to be guests of one of the colleges at Oxford University in Oxford, England. I wrote a blog while over there documenting our adventures. I thought it might be fun for
No Fail Christmas Fudge
In honor of the season, I give you my “No Fail Fudge”. This is my Aunt Marleta’s recipe and it’s a one, two, three version that has never, but never, let me down. Ready? Let’s go! “No Fail Christmas Fudge” One: Stir 3
The Purpose of Christmas
Many years ago, my husband and I were in the book publishing business. We were honored to publish a book by Rick Warren title The Purpose of Christmas. You may know Rick Warren from his very popular book The Purpose
Grand Memories
The season is going to come and go, but the memories don’t have to, grandma. I discovered a fun little app a few months back that can offer us one small way to hold onto the moments and create new
Five Ways to Quit Doing Christmas and Experience It
I'm on a Christmas mission. I want to tune out the commercialism that threatens to obscure the sacred story of God choosing to be born among us with itty bitty fingernails and baby’s breath. I want to walk through the
Green Beans and Mushrooms for the Win (Easy Thanksgiving Veggie)
If you are a semi-faithful follower, you know I’m not the cook of the two of us. But I have raised a family so food was involved. When my family comes today, we are not very divided eaters. We have
Creating a Family Treasure Part 2
At some point Shellie posted an easy way to write and leave a legacy poem. I remembered I had done this back in 2012, so I dug it up to read again. I thought I would share mine with you