Chris did such a beautiful job last week writing his holiday thoughts. I will try to measure up in this short Anniversary post because if you read his post, you know the man I am blessed to call my husband. Sometimes it’s hard to measure up to that kind of pure wisdom and honesty. He is a rare man. On each December 27th wedding anniversary, there is a part of me that takes an accounting to see if I did my part in our marriage over the last twelve months — to give love and rec

So, another year has gone by. The holiday season is in full swing, and Christmas is right here. Christmas has always been a very special time for our family. Our kids have blessed us repeatedly over the years by returning to the mother ship, bringing love and laughter. No matter what has happened over the year, Christmas has always given us the chance to reconnect and reconsider all that we have faced as individuals and as a family. Robert, particularly, would be overjoyed to

There are things you can’t keep, so I’m told. Things that are beautiful, precious — that we want to keep close. However, our authentic desire to keep some things close to us may not always be possible. A few years ago, Chris and I flew to Los Angeles to visit with our daughter and son-in-law. During our time together, we enjoyed walking along the Pacific coastline. Strolling near the rocks with the rest of the tourists was particularly fun. I will never forget seeing my first

Have you seen the miniature Christmas holiday villages beautifully displayed during the holidays? You may find them in homes or in department store windows. Some families carefully expand their enormous collections of porcelain ones each year to grow their fantastical community. In earlier years, our family had a very small set of ceramic village homes and buildings that we unpacked during the holiday season and proudly gazed upon that scene as our imaginary, perfect town. Th