When I was a kid, Christmas gift giving was fairly small at my house, but as far as I knew, it was that way for everyone, so I didn’t know any better. We got a gift or two at home, we exchanged gifts at school and at church, and I received gifts from both of […]
What do you think about when you hear the phrase ‘Daddy’s Girl’? Do you visualize a princess in pink taffeta twirling before her beaming father? Or a little girl, hands encased in pristine white gloves, serving pretend tea in a tiny plastic teacup while her daddy balances on a chair so small he’s in serious […]
This “nostalgic” piece was one of my first articles published years ago in Mississippi Magazine (June/July 2002). Not only am I sharing a piece that was written twenty years ago, but the events in the article happened 40+ years ago. So that’s a trip down memory lane within a trip down memory lane. What fun! […]
Happy Christmas in July! Welcome to the 2022 Christmas in July Reader Blog Tour & Giveaway, which runs July 15-22, 2022 (contest closes at 8 p.m. Eastern on 7/22). At the bottom of each author’s blog post, you will find the name of a Christmas song. Write them all down and provide all song titles (26 in […]
As I reflect over this past year, even on those days that I’m running in a gazillion different directions and worried about this or that, and all the things I feel need to get done, I stop, take a deep breath and feel the joy of love, life, and family bubbling up. As my mom would say, none of […]
Many a quill has been dipped, much ink spilled, to convey Americans’ love of the land we call home. Pride wells up inside and spills out onto the parchment of books, poetry, and song. “The Star-Spangled Banner” is so beautiful, so poignant, that it never ceases to reach deep inside and tug at my heartstrings. […]
Special thanks to Tina Radcliffe for this cutie-pie stocking stuffer she made for me. Isn’t it adorable??And don’t forget, I’m blogging at Tyndale House blog ALL WEEK this week. Yesterday, Monday, December 17th was a Q&A session.Today, Tuesday, December 18th I have an interview with the lovely Shaina Turner, and Wednesday, December 19th, I’ll be discussing Digital First vs. Digital Only. Shaina wraps […]
I enjoy decorating given the time, so today I took off a day from work and started trying to put the house in order for Christmas. I don’t cover every surface, just have a few things I like to put out. My upright piano is decorated. It’s really old. One of these days I’m going […]