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...
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,"...
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...
A Brief Memoir of 1970s Christmas A Guest Post from Mughi 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...
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...
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...
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...
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas My favorite Christmas movie is The Family Stone. If you've never seen it, you've got to get yourself a copy. I watch it four or five times a season with Juliette. We love the Rachel McAdams character. This song has a...
We hoped big for a white Christmas and look what happened! My son Sullivan. Easily one of the best people I know. The other day when I was frustrated he said, "Patience, Mom, patience. I know how you feel. I get very frustrated when I'm hungry." Around 10:30 a.m. on...
Old Navy's ad campaign uses Portmanteaus. It's a nod to the Mayans and end times. The first time I heard a play on the word Armageddon was during Oklahoma's Icemageddon 2007. It was seriously one of the worst things I've ever lived through. I heard it again during...
We celebrated Christmas Eve with my mom today. Each time I visit her at her place, I take comfort in seeing all the things that are uniquely her, like this bejeweled container of crochet hooks. I've loved these things ever since I was a kid. Here's the jello Mom made...
I cannot hear the song O Christmas Tree without thinking about a TV Christmas movie my mom and I saw in the 1970s. It was called The House Without A Christmas Tree and although I forgot the storyline, the actors and the name, the overall mood of the film has stayed...