Holidays with Parents and In-laws: Let It Be Good
You’re into preparation mode-shopping, cooking, invitations, fundraisers, junk mail, Christmas cards, special parties. And this is above and beyond the regular stuff on your plate–sports…
3 Ways to Simplify the Holiday Season
December can be a busy, frantic season full of last-minute shopping, parties, baking, gift-wrapping, recitals, and get-togethers. While these things can all be memorable and…
8 Ways to Give Your Kids the Spectacular this Christmas
Does all the commercialism surrounding Christmas bother you? Do you want to keep your heart and your children’s hearts focused on the true meaning of…
4 Simple Ways to Relieve Holiday Stress
What are you feeling as you anticipate the next few weeks leading up to Christmas? Excitement, dread, panic, fear, joy? We are unique individuals and…
25 Ways Your Family Can Serve Together This Holiday Season
This is one of my favorite times of the year–not because the weather is especially nice (I’m not fond of the cold), but because it…
Don’t Give Them Everything They Want
I grew up the eldest of four kids. We had enough, but there was not a lot of excess. My parents were very careful with…
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas … Everywhere You Go
So often in our culture, it seems like we barely pass one holiday when the stores are already packing in the merchandise for the next….
4 Easy Tips To Help You Not Overspend At Christmas
It’s already begun, hasn’t it? Garland and tinsel adorn the supermarkets, catalogs are stuffed in our mailboxes, and every commercial advertises a “much-needed” toy. The…
Handling the Holidays During Loss or Grief
October through December can be an excruciating time of year for those who have experienced a loss. In addition to the death of a loved…
Christmas Memory
Every year it was the same thing. My dad brought home 20 or so white paper sacks from the restaurant that we owned, and my…