Holidays Category
Heart Full of Love––Part III
Posted on December 19, 2017 1 Comment
The last couple weeks, I’ve shared about love for my “new” sister, and my precious husband of thirty years. This week, I’ll share from a heart full of love for everyone who reads this, for friends old and new, and re-connections. #HeartFullofLove #ShareYourLoveThisChristmas
Happy Independence Day!
Posted on July 4, 2017 Leave a Comment
The Fourth of July has always been a fun holiday for me––well, mostly. When I was a kid, I first lit those black “snakes” on our back porch’s concrete floor. Firecrackers scared me when I was little. My brother wasn’t afraid, and eventually I overcame my fear. By junior high, I was lighting firecrackers and […]
Happy One Year Anniversary – yesterday
Posted on February 18, 2015 4 Comments
On February 17, 2014, I started this blog with a very short post about a novel process. Since then, we’ve grown some. This blog has readers from around the world, well over 40 countries. I get the statistics, and I know what you read, and what you don’t. I think, and correct me if I’m wrong, […]
No Resolutions – Just Plans
Posted on January 1, 2015 Leave a Comment
I learned a LONG time ago, that New Year’s resolutions don’t work. We’re not committed enough to them. And why wait until New Year’s Day, or the beginning of a month to start something new? I’m finding that if I want to change something about myself, I have to contemplate it, then plan it, then […]
The Day After Christmas
Posted on December 26, 2014 1 Comment
What will you be doing today? Exchanging gifts, hitting the After-Christmas sales, seeing extended family, going back to work? Is the “day after” Christmas a time to get things back to normal? Was Christmas Day just another day for you? I’m not sure what I’m doing today yet. I definitely will not be doing the After-Christmas […]
Bethlehem Today
Posted on December 25, 2014 Leave a Comment
Have you ever stopped to think about why we celebrate Christmas when we do? Because it’s likely that the baby Jesus wasn’t born on December 25th. I believe early church fathers decided to “Christianize” the pagan celebration of Winter Solstice and to give believers something to contemplate and revel in during the shortest days of […]
Christmas Traditions – Old and New
Posted on December 24, 2014 2 Comments
When I was growing up, we had a Christmas Eve tradition of hamburgers for supper. I loved ’em because hamburgers were my favorite thing to eat. Mom didn’t make them terribly often, so to have them on Christmas Eve before presents were opened was special. My dad’s parents were there, my brother, and sometimes Mom’s […]
Are you ready for Christmas?
Posted on December 19, 2014 2 Comments
I’ve got Sleigh Bells burning, a Village Candle, to put me in mind for Christmas. Our authentic silver tree with blue balls is up in our Great Room, but unfortunately we don’t have a circular revolving light wheel that currently works. One is melted, the other’s in pieces. But I don’t need decorations to make […]
Things to be Thankful For – Friends
Posted on November 28, 2014 2 Comments
THANK YOU! I’ve talked about this before a little bit, but I have rejection issues, so to be able to say I am thankful for friends is making me extremely grateful. You are part of that, whether you live in Brazil, Canada, the U.S., Italy, Australia, France, the U.K., and many other countries. Thank you […]
Thanksgiving – An Attitude of the Heart
Posted on November 27, 2014 4 Comments
What are you thankful for? Your home, your job, your family, your health? Those are all things to be thankful for. Are you thankful for your family Thanksgiving traditions? Do you gather around the table with extended family on this day of giving thanks? Do you have turkey and all the fixin’s? As I get […]
Donna L.H. Smith 