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Writing is a process in which we discover what lives in us. The writing itself reveals to us what is alive in us. The deepest satisfaction of writing is precisely that it opens up new spaces within us of which we were not aware before we started to write. To write is to embark on a journey of which we do not know the final destination."
- Henri Nouwen
The end of the story
Each Christmas I pull out my little stable and figurines, dusting them off after a year in confinement. Setting them up in our living room,
What we’ll have Christmas morning…
Melted chocolate, frothy milk and pillows of whipped cream…this is something my children have come to expect as part of the Christmas season. I’m a
Scared of Christmas
Josh and I were not planning on being in the Santa picture. Each year we herd our children to the local North Pole satellite location,
If at first you don’t succeed {boil the caramels again}
My plan was to make salted caramels, fudge, popcorn balls and peanut brittle. Things don’t always go according to plan in my life. My Food
Why I Sold My iPhone
This weekend I sold my iPhone. {sigh} I’m very sad. Now, before you go judging me for being all materialistic, which I am, I want
Homemade Gift Ideas
Ok, people. I presented a challenge earlier this week: Help me to come up with some cheap, but thoughtful, Christmas gifts for family and friends.
Something’s missing from the nativity
Engaged. Pregnant under suspicious circumstances. Perplexed. If someone came to us with a story like Mary’s today, we would laugh at them and not believe
The recipe I get asked for the most {which I stole from someone else}
You might call it monkey bread. We call it cinnamon pull-aparts. Some people think we’re saying salmon pull-aparts; which would be a whole ‘nother thing.