For a few years my family and lived in an old farmhouse down Chicken Road in middle Georgia. My sons frequently spent Saturday mornings outdoors doing yard work. Mowing, raking, burning the debris, picking up sticks the wind had ripped … Continue reading →
Can’t the day after Christmas be a bit a bummer? You spend weeks waiting for Christmas to come, and then it’s over in a few hours. Here are three ways to extend the spirit of the Christmas season.
Continue reading →The time of year has arrived. Live nativity scenes are scheduled throughout the area. Parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles, friends and strangers gather outside in the chilly air to witness the sharing of the message.
Continue reading →When my daughter’s husband encouraged us to write a Christmas book for children, we accepted the challenge. My first thought was, “How can we make it different from other books that are already out there?” Christmas books are in high … Continue reading →
We gathered for our family Christmas. The little ones played, opened gifts, and played some more. My son called his children to get ready to go since it was a ways back up the mountain. The least one came into … Continue reading →
There are plenty of opportunities to serve others at Christmastime. Are you helping feed the homeless this Christmas? Providing baby blankets for young women with crisis pregnancies? Stocking food pantries for families with low income? Baking homemade cookies for military … Continue reading →