The Grandpa I Never Knew

The Grandpa I Never Knew

  He’s always been a bit of a mystery to me, my father’s father. Because he died in a random car accident at the age of 87, and when I was just two weeks old, I have no memory of him at all. He’s a mishmash of family lore and photos in my mind,...

Advent Day 17: Speak

I thought I might do a little something, this year, that would help me focus on what this season is really about, and maybe it could help you, too. I’m going to take the story of Jesus’s birth, found in Luke 2, and go verse by verse, 1 through 24, to see what happens....

Hands On

  It took me all weekend, but it’s done. My house is decorated for Christmas. And you know what? It’s beautiful. Warm. Inviting. And it makes me happy. I’m sitting here by a fire that my man laid for me this morning, admiring my sparkling tree,...