Tag: Holiday

Family, Fun, Life Lessons

Black Friday

Rhonda

For every person who loves Black Friday, there's another that dislikes it equally as much. I'm of the latter camp. Shopping and everything that relates to "stuff" is my least favorite part of the Christmas season. I'll take the lights, the music, the uncomplicated joy of the season well before Thanksgiving--much to my husband's dismay--but… Continue reading Black Friday

Faith and Spirituality, Fun, Life Lessons, Quotes

Silence – Part 1

Rhonda

 "We need to find God, and He cannot be found in noise and restlessness.  God is the friend of silence.  See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence: see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls." -Mother Teresa… Continue reading Silence – Part 1

Faith and Spirituality, Family, Fun, Gratitude

Merry Christmas

Rhonda

May be the peace of Christ be with you as you celebrate this day, the birth of our Savior, with family, encircle you in comfort if you're spending a quiet day alone, and fill all of our hearts with gratitude for those in the military who cannot be with their loved ones, and to the loved… Continue reading Merry Christmas

Faith and Spirituality, Family, Fun, Gratitude

Happy Thanksgiving

Rhonda

When I was growing up, Thanksgiving was my very favorite holiday.  That's an odd holiday for a child to have as a favorite, but my mom always made it so special, and it began weeks before Thanksgiving Day. She hung a picture of a cornucopia on the refrigerator door and every day we got to… Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving

Family, Fun

My Ten Favorite Memories

Rhonda

1.            Lying in the fishing boat we kept anchored to the old wooden dock on the lake at the house I grew up in.  I would lay there for hours, sometimes still in my pajamas, writing poetry, dreaming about becoming a journalist in New York City, or sometimes just laying doing nothing at all except… Continue reading My Ten Favorite Memories