Here at my house preparations are underway for company to arrive this evening. Well, dinner preparations that involves soup making and perhaps a bit of a clean-up of the house. 🙂 The rest of the holiday prep is complete. Presents wrapped. (check) Cookies and pumpkin bread baked. (check) Cards mailed. (check) All that is left […]
Since Christmas is fast approaching, faster than my preparations are going, I’m going to let Slim Randles entertain you, while I dash off to bake some cookies. Mine won’t be quite as pretty as these, but I’ll do my best. This post from Slim is a repeat of one from a few years ago, but
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Today’s a good day for some Holiday humor. This is such a wonderful time of the year with a month-long preparation for special holidays, Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and more. Who can’t help but smile with excitement? First I have this cute meme that a friend sent the other day. The following was part of a
Since winter is closing in, I thought a picture of a pretty flower would brighten what is otherwise a cloudy day here in my corner of the world. Somebody posted this on Twitter the other day, and it so perfectly says something about me. It took me a long time to realize that the trigeminal
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When the calendar turns from November 30 to December 1, there’s always a quickening in my heart as I look forward to the holiday season. The gathering with family and friends. The good meals. The cookies. More cookies. Presents. I love giving them as much as receiving them. As Kate, the main character in my
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Sunrise, Sunburst, & Sundown THE SKY KING RANCH SERIESbySusan May Warren Christian Fiction / RomancePublisher: Revell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SCROLL DOWN FOR GIVEAWAY! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***** THE SKY KING RANCH SERIES ***** Meet the boys of Sky King Ranch! The Kingston brothers are back in town, and you can read their stories in the Sky King Ranch series books Sunrise, Sunburst, and Sundown by USA Today bestselling
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Today on the blog, some thoughtful writing I found online from some folks on Twitter. Sometimes there are things that really catch my attention, and these two images did. This first one by Charles Schulz is priceless and has a message that is so relevant today. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This next piece is a report from Democratic
Happy Day after Thanksgiving and Black Friday and all that. Lots of folks have been out and about, shopping for the great bargains, and better them than me. I’ve been happy to be home, reading a good book and eating yummy leftovers from our feast yesterday. I’ve been reading No Strangers Here by Carlene O’Connor,
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CONNECTEDDISCOVERING YOUR INNER GUIDESA Kid’s Guide to Navigating Their EmotionsbySEEMA DESAIIllustrated by James Ballance Children’s Book / Self-Help / Mindfulness / ParentingPublisher: The Jai JaisPage Count: 56 pagesPublication Date: February 3, 2022 Scroll down for a giveaway! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Connected is all about teaching kids and their families how to navigate their emotions. It is a practical guide
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Looking ahead to Thanksgiving this coming Thursday, I’ve been in a reflective mood and was delighted when a friend sent me this poem about November. Isn’t that lovely? It conjures all kinds of sweet memories, especially ones of Thanksgivings that were spent in West Virginia at my father’s childhood home. Those were boisterous, glorious celebrations
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