Have you noticed how Thanksgiving tends to be overshadowed, almost lost in the rush towards Christmas? And before we know it Christmas is everywhere! It used to be that Black Friday was the beginning of the Christmas rush but now it begins on Thanksgiving Day. We barely have an entire day to celebrate the holiday… Continue reading Whatever Happened to Advent?
Many years ago, even before my youngest 2 children were born, (at least 22 years ago) I was sitting quietly pondering what Christmas would look like in our home that year. Christmas is what Christmas is, a wonderful, joyful holiday that can make us all crazy with details like shopping, baking, cleaning, merriment, and not… Continue reading The Jesse Tree
As I mentioned previously my mom sewed. She sewed and crocheted and knitted and did all kinds of handcrafts. She was very creative and did not have idle hands. She even made her own wedding dress out of white eyelet, and being the practical woman that she was she took it all apart afterwards, and… Continue reading Rag Dolls and More Memories of My Mother
Keep On Keeping On 