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Bible Verse Clues: A Christmas Tradition

We celebrated Belle’s first Christmas with dear friends. And that was the year they introduced us to one of their beloved family traditions. A few years later we had adopted it as our own!

On…

I’ll Be Home for Christmas

I am a self-professed homebody. Give me pajamas, a warm fire, cozy blankets, creamy coffee, and a good book (or, even better, my laptop so I can write a blog post).

We all crave security….

The Happiest Thing Friday

Two years ago I shared my faith publicly on this blog for the first time and it was scary. I recognize many people do not share my beliefs and, for me at least, it…

Easter, Faith, Happy Things Friday, Holidays
Mar, 29, 2024

This Weary Heart Is Still Rejoicing

I grew up in a home surrounded by music; over the holidays, records, cassette tapes, and festive CDs were constantly being played – if Mom wasn’t sitting at the piano making her own music….

Announcing My Year of Shmita

It’s a bit of an unlikely leap. I’m taking a concept that germinated in my brain while reading a book called Tired as F*ck and applying it to Biblical principles. But that’s how God…

Faith, Goals, Mental Health, NaBloPoMo, Time Management, Year of Shmita
Nov, 12, 2023
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Reflections on Fires, Fiddles and Faith (+ Five Happy Things)

I feel a bit like Nero.

You know, the Roman Emperor who fiddled while his empire burned to ash behind him?

That Nero.

I show up here and I fiddle about books and Happy Things (cookies!…

Faith, Life, Mental Health
Oct, 31, 2023