Today, Black Friday, all 143 REI brick-and-mortar stores are closed, and REI is encouraging employees and customers to #optoutside. Speaker and author Jeff Alt fully agrees with that idea. Jeff knows a whole lot about hiking and camping—and doing both … Continue reading →
Today is Thanksgiving and it feels different to me than others have. Our family is smaller, more scattered across the country than ever before. Two nieces have moved to Philadelphia. My daughter, her husband, and seven children now live in … Continue reading →
It’s the time of year that many of us turn our minds toward thanksgiving and counting our blessings. We also tend to think a lot about food! Curl up with a copy of Farmer Boy written by Laura Ingalls Wilder … Continue reading →
Thanksgiving is a wonderful reason to celebrate – a wonderful reason to come together with family and friends and remember and count all of our blessings. It saddens me to see the highly commercialized Christmas activities drowning out the Thanksgiving … Continue reading →
As families gather for Thanksgiving they often share lists of things for which they are thankful. The lists usually include favorite foods, pets, good health, family members, and of course, God’s love and provision. Here is a Thanksgiving activity … Continue reading →
As the holiday season approaches, it’s nice to remember the traditions that are carried over year to year within your family. One of my sisters makes French meat stuffing like my mother used to when we were kids. My other … Continue reading →