Red Alert! The Parker House Has Activity!

And I don’t mean Santa Claus. Shiny noses. And I don’t mean Rudolph! Calling all FOMO private investigators. Report to your stations! Report to your stations! Hurry, stuff is going down at the Parker house. Just as one of your known clients showed up in front of my house to … Read more…

For Unto You is Born This Day

8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10 And the angel … Read more…

‘Tis the Season for Joy and Hope

And yes, it’s the season to be jolly, too! In spite of ‘flu bugs and other nasties that seem to hang around waiting for us to actually take a break from our overscheduled (read: crazed) lives so they can jump in. Gotcha! And if we are overextended, it might be … Read more…

My Favorite Christmas Tradition

When you and I were kids. That’s when Christmas traditions started. And it’s been up to us to keep them going. Well, if we liked the traditions, that is, such as having a Christmas stocking. We can probably forget about the lump of coal in our stockings. I never did … Read more…

My First Christmas in Heaven

The poem below was recently mailed to me by Rose Family Funeral Home who made the arrangements for my husband’s funeral in July this year. I researched the poem and found there are several different versions of it on the Internet. The original was written by Wanda Bencke. I see … Read more…

It’s over for another year

Sometimes I feel as though I am the only person who is happy when Christmas is over. It isn’t right; I shouldn’t feel this way. But with all the hustle and bustle, and the wonderful lighted displays, excited children, and smiling adults’ faces, the season is so much work for … Read more…

What Do We Write in December?

It’s the time of year when we really have to make a concentrated effort to write anything not related to Christmas, or the holiday season! This includes our overseas Christmas cards. Half of them are done, but the other half require that at least a short letter be included, since … Read more…