Tag: holidays

Thanksgiving is an act of sacrifice. Ouch. Sacrifice? Like... give something up? Like... put someone or something else ahead of my own interests? Like... not always being #1?

For the past several years, people have used the entire month of November, not just Thanksgiving Day, as an opportunity to reflect on what they are thankful for in...

I am “that” mom. You know. The one who saved every daily progress report from her daughters’ pre-school. The one who saved every coloring sheet from kindergarten. The one...

This month, I’m blogging about Thanksgiving. Not just the November day of celebration, but about developing a lifestyle of thanksgiving, which can radically change your life. Several years ago, I...

“30 Days of Thanks.” It’s a thing. For the past several years, people have used the entire month of November, not just Thanksgiving Day, as an opportunity to reflect...

The clock on the dashboard of my car glowed 4:00 a.m. I was on my way to the television station to anchor the morning news. As I made my...

“A wonderful bird is the pelican. His beak can hold more than his belly can!”  Today’s Chapel-A-Day location wasn’t in a chapel at all, and frankly, it wasn’t especially...

One week from today is Valentine’s Day. You know—hearts, flowers, chocolate. On this day, lovers will love, couples will couple, and Hallmark will…  Rake. It. In.  Valentine’s Day. It’s the...

It’s July. It’s hot. It’s muggy. It’s tempting to start every day with a case of the mid-summer slumps. But instead, I start every day in a December state...

It was December 1960. I was barely two years old. I didn’t know a lot… but according to my mother, I knew that Christmas was a’comin’ and…  I. Was....