Tag Archive: holidays

I Hate Hallmark on Valentine’s Day

Sometimes I hate Hallmark. Well, not really. Sorta…. I don’t hate the store but I sincerely “dislike” what I call “Hallmark Holidays.” You know these days, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Grandparent’s Day, Ground Hog Day (well maybe not this one) and the sometimes dreaded….. Valentine’s Day. For many, a dayRead the Rest…

The Gift of All Gifts

Stephanie Ackerman of Homegrown Hospitality shares her gifts with us today!

Love Your Neighbor

As the days to Christmas countdown, let us be reminded that “Christmas it seems can’t be bought in a store, Christmas, perhaps means a little bit more.” Let us love and embrace the unlovable this Christmas. Let us look around and notice the lesson in the star that shined soRead the Rest…

How To Follow The Christmas Star

When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was.  When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. – Matthew 2:Read the Rest…

Christmas Wasn’t Meant to be Perfect

This time of year can be crazy, busy, hectic and just maddening. If we let it. We may not be able to stop the wildness at the mall or the wacky commercials that haunt us…like the scary lady in red at that one store that I dearly love and can’tRead the Rest…