As one year draws to a close, it’s natural to reflect on what you have achieved. A lot of people might want things to...
It’s October and the cusp of the holiday season. The decorative pumpkins have been sitting on your bookshelf for weeks. The wooden “thankful and...
Our second Christmas in the desert is quickly approaching and I'm eagerly awaiting the delivery of two holiday scented candles and the second and...
My eleven-year-old still sleeps with his teddy bear. When I tuck him and his teddy bear in at night, these are moments that I live...
Valentine's Day tends to evoke a variety of emotions and reactions depending on life circumstances, experiences, relationship status, etc, all of which primarily center around...
Halloween is fast approaching!
Does that statement make you cheer or make you groan?! I used to be the sort of person who dreaded Halloween...
A few years, I was at a farmer's market during the last week of October when the gal running the veggie stand said, "All...
My kids didn’t remember Mother’s Day this year, and you know what? I had a lovely day!
I’m from the U.K., and we celebrate Mother’s...
This might sound strange but up until 3 years ago, I didn’t really know what Thanksgiving was all about.
That might have already given...
November is National Native American Heritage Month and a great opportunity to learn more about American Indian and Native Alaskan nations, people, and cultures....
Don’t make Thanksgiving a cluster-puck with arguments this year! Instead, here are five favorite conversations I like to have at the Thanksgiving dinner table,...
2021 is winding down, and I'm tired. It was no 2020, but this year certainly did a number on my morale. While there's nothing...
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I was standing in the kitchen, washing dishes and doing mental math: I was trying to figure out how to get the...
