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Finding Santa - A Must Read

I found the following true story as I was reading The Sandbox. I thought it was such a great read that I had to share it with you. It was written by Clara Hart, an RN who works in a military hospital in the states. You may read more by her at her home blog [...]

Santa Deserves a Raise

To celebrate the completion of getting all of our Christmas presents purchased/made and mailed, we went to see Santa Claus at the Mall.
Angel told him she wanted a guinea pig. He asked her if she was referring to a webkinz. When she explained that she wanted a LIVE one, he took one look [...]

It’s a Wonderful Life

Last night I shared my favorite Christmas classic movie with my kids. It’s a Wonderful Life didn’t hold the attention of the younger two for more than 45 minutes, but Angel stayed with me until the end.
At first, she was not happy about watching something that was in black and white, but she soon [...]

Wrapped Emotions - The Gift of Every Moment

The WE prompt for this whole month is to slow down and be in every moment this season. As we enjoy and experience our life, we are to blog at will, then link to our favorite post of the week.
Well, to fulfill my assignment this week, I have no such post. I’ve spent more time [...]

Wrapped Emotions - Lucubration

This weeks WE prompt was to practice lucubration (\loo-kyoo-BRAY-shun; loo-kuh-\). Specifically, we were to light candles and ponder, meditate on the beauty and gifts of the season. Please click for the full explanation.
I have to say, this was not easy for me. When the day is at it’s end and I stop moving, I [...]

WE - Today I Love…

…doing this project!

This week’s WE assignment was to creatively write by hand the things that we love today.
I could think of many more things after I finished. Do you know how significant that is? To be able to feel the good emotions that each of these things brings, and not just say so, is nothing [...]