Monthly Archives: December 2014

Dear Reader: As I sat on the sofa yesterday deciding on what story would end 2014…a child’s name kept trying to break through the cobwebs of my memory. A story that really touched me but had been pushed aside for … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: I heard back from several of you yesterday remembering Christmases past and special people who have gone ahead but who still live within you…guiding you along your life’s journey. I will share one at the end of … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When people ask me how I come up with ideas to write a daily blog year ’round…I reply that it only takes one quote or saying that I hear on television, or in a conversation, or perhaps even … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: When I received this “Bubble Light” for Christmas,  a week ago, I was thrilled….Christmas memories from the past came rushing back! Growing up… my siblings and I always had three of these original “bubble lights” on our … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: After, admittedly, a few tears and a little  disappointment that my voice didn’t return in time to tell the annual Christmas story…I dug down deep to get my priorities and attitude straight….(through a special piece of advice … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: It is over. Christmas has come and gone. I removed the dried, brown “greenery” from the magic moon gate…it was time to let it go. Nothing is sadder than watching greenery wither and die. Late yesterday afternoon I … Continue reading →

Dear Reader:  MERRY CHRISTMAS! If you are curious as to what happened last night with the Christmas Eve story… Well….it is quite a story. Do you remember the scene in the Christmas movie, Love Actually, where the young man, smitten … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: Happy Christmas Eve! For our “Holiday Monster” Sharing…I had to start with Anne’s (Peterson) monster since that gal put a lot of time and thought into her monster mask. From the very beginning Anne had said that … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: In one of my garden books…it divides the chapters into seasons….describing different plants and flowers that do well in different seasons in a garden. For Christmas, however, the subtitle is “Light Up your Garden With Lanterns.” The … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: This beloved children’s Christmas quote, by famous educator and author, Mary Ellen Chase, first appeared in a Christmas letter she wrote to the younger members of her extended family. My dear, Christmas is not about the 25th of … Continue reading →