Outdoor Christmas Tree display; December 2022. As I wrapped Christmas gifts on Friday and attended a Wreaths Across America event on Saturday, I considered what these two things have to do with life - in general and specifically. With each pull of the tape or string, I recalled many of the times I had wrapped …
Category: Holiday Talk
Kindness in the Air
Okay, so on Friday, I had an eye doctor appointment in a neighboring town about an hour away from where I now live. One day before, I received a call from their office saying they hadn't received my referral authorization yet. This was news to me. So, I called my primary doctor in a "let's …
Giving the Gift of Love
Good news! I survived Thanksgiving without any food maladies. I couldn't be happier or more grateful. It was a quick holiday of family, food, and festivities --- and just like that we're heading from Thanksgiving toward Christmas. In doing this, I'm striving to hold onto that feeling of gratitude for all that I have and …
Christmas In The Country
At this time last year, I signed off being online due to no Internet where we were staying. It was here, in this place, our new home. Now, we have Internet, and it's been twenty days since I last blogged. So, I think it's time that I get back on board and start blogging again. …
Christmas Like No Other
This will be my last blog post for 2020. I will be off-grid. Mainly, due to no Internet where I will be hanging out. But, it's not a bad idea overall. This Christmas, like no other, should be a time to slow down. Take some time off from a few things. As you sit by …
Sleep-deprived Holidays
When you think of December, do you think of sleep-deprived holidays? Or do you think of all the festive Christmas lights and beautiful Christmas carols? Do you look forward to wrapping gifts and the baking you will do? Do you mentally tick off who it is that you will send Christmas cards to - or …
Shaking Up the Holidays
This year has brought us all some challenges. The challenges are, of course, different for everyone depending on what one does for a living or every person's stage in life. Just as our spring and summer were affected, so now so is our winter and holidays. We will all celebrate in some way. But for …
Thanksgiving Evolved
When I was in grade school, I used to think that we continued the tradition of Thanksgiving each year to keep the memory of the first one celebrated by the Pilgrims alive. Now that I am older and look back at the Thanksgiving celebrations I've shared over the years, I can see that Thanksgiving has …
Labor Day
When I was a kid, I used to think that Labor Day was about mothers in labor. Of course, as I got older, I learned the real meaning behind Labor Day. I'm not sure I ever lost that feeling of confusion when wondering why we weren't honoring mothers giving birth to their babies that grew …
Virginia Alice Crawford 