holidays

25 Snow Day Traditions

25 Snow Day Traditions

I’ve always loved snow and the way it blankets the world in white. Yes, it’s cold. Yes, it’s inconvenient. But it’s also beautiful and it slows life down. Which I truly think is a gift from God. Sometimes it’s just better to slow right down and drink deep of beauty. I’m also a lover of…

[dancing.cards]

[dancing.cards]

I hung them today. They were piling up on the corner cupboard and I finally had a minute to put them in their rightful place. Dancing around my mirror. Christmas cards are one of my favorite holiday traditions. I’m horrible at sending them (who wants to see a picture of my husband and I anyway?…

the real thing

the real thing

He gets these crazy ideas sometimes. Walking into my kitchen with that look in his eye. “New York Pizzeria.” He says. “I’ve had a hankering all day.” I glance at the clock. Milking time. Right now. It would be crazy. But I shrug. After tomorrow I will frown on such thoughts (since I will be…

Week of Thanks

Week of Thanks

This is the week of Thanksgiving. A holiday that I’ve been thinking a lot about this year. Well, at least the name. Thanksgiving. The act of eucharisteo. In many ways this year was different than the years before. This was a year of new perspectives. A year of wholeness. A year that deserves a bit…

[powdered.sugar]

[powdered.sugar]

Thanksgiving is coming. Pumpkin. Squash. Carrots. All those root vegetables that make their appearance when the weather turns cold. When the chill starts seeping into the house… I bake. When the first frost comes, I make bread. When the first snow comes, I make snow cake. Then cinnamon rolls. And pumpkin muffins. And sweet potato…

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