I have to tell you about a photo shoot we at Ever Thine Home did in early October at my house with our new products. I should have taken some random action shots but Carrie and I were working so hard to maximize every minute with our great photographer, Stacey, that it never occurred to […]
Read MoreChristmas has become big business. I used to complain about it, wishing it would change, but I’ve surrendered. An old saying goes, “if you can’t beat them, join them,” and so I have! My greatest desire is to return the celebration of Jesus’ birth to Christmas. I’m weary of seeing Christmas trees adorned with literally […]
Read More1. Create a paper chain to countdown to Thanksgiving. As the links are daily removed, kids can write something new for which they’re thankful. Keep the slips in a jar, and have them read random selections at Thanksgiving dinner. 2. Craft thank-you cards together to send to meaningful people in their lives. Use a 3-D […]
Read MoreFor decades now, I’ve been captivated by the untapped wealth concealed in a simple holiday now almost buried by the commercial presence of Christmas. (Somehow the irony of one day of thanks being overtaken by, well, mass consumption on ‘black’ Friday—even admittedly for the sake of others—makes me chuckle, or occasionally worse. But I digress.) […]
Read MoreThis summer of 2012 was exceptionally dry for much of the United States including our town. I have prayed many times for rain and I’m not alone in that request. But it was interesting to listen to what people were saying when the guaranteed deliverance of rain began to come near in the form of […]
Read MoreRather than speaking my mind on the topic of Thanksgiving once again, here are five Thanksgiving quotes from others, which have shaped my attitude on gratitude over the years. “The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving.” H.U. […]
Read MoreSomehow we think that stories should be read aloud only to little children. Where that idea came from I have no idea but anyone who believes it is missing out on an easy way to build strong connections at home between parents and kids. When my youngest two were teens I read The Hiding Place […]
Read MoreEither because we are so accustomed to hearing the word or because we are so flooded with messages about Christmas, the meaning of the word, Thanksgiving, and the holiday itself is endangered. Giving thanks is the essence of the word but how can that happen in the rush of our modern pace? Pausing to reflect […]
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