Tag Archives: memories

How do we achieve contentment? People have asked this question since the beginning of time. Families that live in mansions are sometimes miserable, while the …

What’s your favorite thing about Christmas? Is it the fresh smell of sugar cookies? Or the sight of sparkly snow and frosted window panes? Perhaps …

The past two weeks have been a season filled with loss, tragedy, and heartbreak. First, my boyfriend’s uncle passed away. Next, I received news that …

I was upset for days after she died of Covid. I shouldn’t have been. I never met her or heard her voice. I only knew …

I tried and failed at scrapbooking. It’s not that I didn’t enjoy it and not that I didn’t buy all the supplies (yikes!), but I’m …

Oh Lord, we ask you with all sincerity to preserve the precious gift you gave us, the gift of life. It is so precious that …

Will I remember with fondness the days I woke up side by side with my husband, both of us staggering to the kitchen? Him making …

Worn postcards, old stamps, stained love letters – we’re all collectors of “things.” Items that hold sentimental value are often put in a box for …

The old family recipe box sat on many a kitchen counter during our childhood. It was usually messy and overflowing but your mother wouldn’t hear …

After three years of dithering complacency, I have decided to clean my home office. That means sorting lots of papers, files, books, etc. Yesterday I …