Merry Merry Christmas Reader! Christmas Day is tomorrow even though I've been 'Christmas-ing' since last Friday. I hope you have the most wonderful time with your family and friends! If it weren't for the gift of Jesus, we'd have no hope at all. It's a time of joy and gladness, tinsel and lights, yet somehow it can become overwhelming. Or maybe for you, it's a sad time of the year as your memories go back to happier Christmases. Does Christmas find you: Overwhelmed and tense? Lonely and sad?...

Hello Reader, Are you experiencing Christmas overload? I'm on the edge! We're down to the last full week before Christmas and it's so easy to be carried away by the chaos. I love Christmas and all the sparkly lights, snowmen, and creating fun themes around our home. But that's not to say that overload isn't calling my name with all the things (I think) I still need to do! I want to slow down and encourage you to slow down too. I want to Create Christmas Calm and remember the reason for the...

Hello Reader, So yes, I counted 17 days until Christmas!! Time flies in December! At this point in the countdown 'til Christmas, I'm beginning to be over-the-top overwhelmed trying to get 'all the things' done. I've had a lot going on during November (trip to Texas, cataract surgeries, a 5-day power outage, after-surgery complications, and a whirlwind 6-day trip to Minnesota and Wisconsin) Did I mention that the temps plummeted and I'm freezing?! Yet . . . I 'sort of' got back on track...