It was a joy-filled morning as my daughter Bridgette marched in the Stockyards City Cowboy Christmas Parade in Oklahoma City. It was her first parade. Since she is so young, we all escorted her including her super awesome brother Sullivan who rode his hover-board and carried the BRIDGY TWIRLS sign. After the parade, we popped […]
Heartless in the Heartland
It was a damp November day when autumn leaves, like parade confetti, covered a statue of a boy who died. “Who is that?” my child asked, peering through the beads of rain. For a moment I lost consciousness, spellbound by the judder of the wiper blades. “Someone’s son,” I whispered to myself. I remember the […]
Please Bless
From Please Bless by Tanya Davis I went to bed in my nightdress dressed just right for prayers of righteousness I had my hands clasped tight for this and I did pray, I did pray First the required content the poor, the sick, and the haunted finish with the things that I wanted so as […]
What Was Christmas Like When You Were A Kid?
A Brief Memoir of 1970s Christmas A Guest Post from Mughi via Reddit Reposted With Permission From the Writer Christmas always seemed to take a thousand years to actually get here. As it got closer and closer, and time off school commensurately so, more and more excitement would set in, until Christmas week, when there […]
Touching Full Moon Christmas Advert Features Aurora
A popular Great Britain department store, John Lewis, has created a beautiful video advert in honor of the coming Christmas Full Moon. It’s the first full moon to appear on Christmas Day since 1977. There won’t be another one until 2034. The advert tells a story of a young girl named Lily. Looking at the […]
Every Yes To Something Is A No To Something Else
We had a beautiful Christmas this year. I am so grateful to God for the gift of motherhood. I’m so glad I get to spend my life taking care of Sullivan, Bridgette and Juliette. They have made me so incredibly happy. It pains me sometimes to look back on pictures of all of them when […]
Stuff My Kids Got For Christmas 2013
We had a great Christmas 2013! The kids all got pretty much what they asked for so they were happy! Of course, as a guilt-ridden mother, it didn’t matter how much money I spent or how many packages I wrapped or how many stores I went to find the right thing. I was tormented on […]
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