5 Things You Can Do to Have a Happier (Less-Stressed) Holiday

Five Things You Can Do to Have a Happier Less-Stressed Holiday by Christin Ditchfield

This time of year, it’s easy to feel more stressed than blessed — overwhelmed by all the extra commitments and responsibilities. Anxious, hassled, frazzled. It’s true that some things are out of our control… life happens, even at the holidays. Maybe even especially at the holidays. But there are some things you can do to […]

Hoping for a Miracle ~ Emily Wierenga

Today in our December to Remember series, my new friend Emily Wierenga shares a beautiful, bittersweet story that so many of us can relate to. How many of us have hoped — or are hoping this year — for our own Christmas miracle? It’s Christmas and we’re shopping, piling rolls of paper and tootsies and […]

A Symbol of Love: A Christmas Tradition ~ Gayle Roper

Do you have a special Christmas tradition that you share with your children or grandchildren? Are you looking to start a new one? Today in our December to Remember series, award-winning novelist and dear friend Gayle Roper shares how one of her favorite family traditions began… “I’m the smallest kid in my class,” ten-year-old Ashley wailed. “I’m […]

The Prayer Stocking ~ Saundra Dalton-Smith

The Prayer Stocking Saundra DaltonSmith

Today in our “December to Remember” series, one of my new friends, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith shares a fabulous Christmas tradition her family has started — a tradition of giving. It began when Saundra found herself deeply moved by the request of one of her hospital patients… One morning as I left the house to go see patients […]