One Last Surprise from Santa

This year, with the help of JC Penney, several bloggers were able to play Secret Santa for one another in a fun “Who’s Your Santa?” campaign. I was given a name –...

JC Penney is Helping Me Play Secret Santa

I’m excited to be joining several other bloggers this month in playing Secret Santa with JC Penney and their fun new QR Santa Tag option used to personalize gifts. Each Secret Santa...

{How I Wish I Were Going} Home for the Holidays

Another Christmas in Texas. Another holiday without family. To be fair, we missed a lot of holidays with West Coast family even when we were living in Oregon, but still. Living in Texas may...

Holidays without Family: Relaxing or….Boring?

Among all the things we considered when moving from Oregon to Texas, we never fully recognized how hard it would be to come home and visit. Isn’t that odd? We were focused on what the...

Respect the Bird: a Thanksgiving Pledge

I have a confession to make: I’m pretty eager about Christmas this year. Not because I have any more money than years past to buy my kids presents without stress and worry. And not...

A Season of Change

While most blogs I follow shared pictures and reflections on life, family, and faith over the holiday season, I kept things pretty quiet here.  Except for the few occasional updates, I...

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (Harry Potter Style)

I have my 16yo and 14yo daughters to thank for this.  They wrote it yesterday afternoon, amid fits of giggles and guffaws.  Merry Christmas! Share this post: Recommend on Facebook Share...

My 3yo is Making Christmas Magical Again

As a mother of many children and owner of few dollars, Christmastime can be a bit…stressful.  Though I understand and practice the true meaning of Christmas, every year is the same...