As a kid, “White Christmas” was one of my favorite movies. How favorite? I would watch it in May, again in September, and you’d better believe I watched in at least one more time when the Christmas season was in full swing. It was that kind of favorite. I could sing and dance all the musical […]

As a kid, “White Christmas” was one of my favorite movies. How favorite? I would watch it in May, again in September, and you’d better believe I watched in at least one more time when the Christmas season was in full swing. It was that kind of favorite. I could sing and dance all the musical […]

Every year, I tell myself that this Christmas will be different. This year, I’ll get my shopping finished early, so I won’t be frantically wrapping gifts on Christmas Eve. This year, I’ll bake lots of cookies. This year, I’ll read Christmas-themed devotionals. Well, this year, I kept a watchful eye on my calendar. Christmas simply wasn’t going to sneak […]

Every year, I tell myself that this Christmas will be different. This year, I’ll get my shopping finished early, so I won’t be frantically wrapping gifts on Christmas Eve. This year, I’ll bake lots of cookies. This year, I’ll read Christmas-themed devotionals. Well, this year, I kept a watchful eye on my calendar. Christmas simply wasn’t going to sneak […]

Twice in my last three blog posts, I’ve mentioned “my chronically sick horse” and “my foundering horse.” So I figured it’s time to officially introduce Bravissima. Here she is, eating — what she does best, and what she clearly enjoys most. At five years old, I fell in love with horses. Specifically, black Arabian horses (thank […]

Twice in my last three blog posts, I’ve mentioned “my chronically sick horse” and “my foundering horse.” So I figured it’s time to officially introduce Bravissima. Here she is, eating — what she does best, and what she clearly enjoys most. At five years old, I fell in love with horses. Specifically, black Arabian horses (thank […]

It might be the odd assortment of hairbrushes, notebooks, and playing cards on my bathroom counter. Or it might be the ever-growing collection of Amazon boxes we haven’t quite managed to get to the recycle bin/dumpster (but thank you, Danny, for getting quite a few of them there this afternoon!). I’m really not sure which […]

It might be the odd assortment of hairbrushes, notebooks, and playing cards on my bathroom counter. Or it might be the ever-growing collection of Amazon boxes we haven’t quite managed to get to the recycle bin/dumpster (but thank you, Danny, for getting quite a few of them there this afternoon!). I’m really not sure which […]

I walked the dog outside this morning and was greeted with the sound of horses whinnying and Canada geese calling as they flew overhead. It’s these little things, like those beautiful sounds and the crisp fall air and last night’s deliciousness, that make me appreciate each day anew. (A quick note: There was meat. Lots […]

I walked the dog outside this morning and was greeted with the sound of horses whinnying and Canada geese calling as they flew overhead. It’s these little things, like those beautiful sounds and the crisp fall air and last night’s deliciousness, that make me appreciate each day anew. (A quick note: There was meat. Lots […]

Flowers never fail to make me contemplate my own mortality. Roses arrive from the florist fresh and youthful, folded in on themselves tightly, almost like a baby curled into a fetal position, so tender and adorable and filled with the promise of what’s still to come. Gradually — or overnight, like a child who adds […]

Flowers never fail to make me contemplate my own mortality. Roses arrive from the florist fresh and youthful, folded in on themselves tightly, almost like a baby curled into a fetal position, so tender and adorable and filled with the promise of what’s still to come. Gradually — or overnight, like a child who adds […]