Things I love about the Christmas season: – working on my computer in the evenings by twinkly Christmas tree light. – Peppermint Bark. -Trader Joe’s Candy Cane Joe-Joes (at about $2.99 – considerably cheaper than the peppermint bark). – Flannel sheets. – Mittens, not gloves. – The Vince Guaraldi Christmas album. – Starbuck’s Cinnamon Dolce… Continue reading my christmas love list
Awhile back I went to Disneyland with a friend and her two small boys. After waiting in one of the labyrinthine lines for a ride, her 4-year-old said to me with a sigh, “It’s a hard time.” His mother clarified that he meant it was a long time – he often mixed up his descriptors.… Continue reading a hard time
Well, this is it. The last weekend before Christmas. Time to finish your shopping mall strategy to find those final, perfect gifts. To be on the safe side, here’s a quick review of some not-so-perfect gifts. I enjoyed The Lingerie Trap (a little glimpse of the train of thought that provokes in a woman’s mind…… Continue reading not-so-perfect gift ideas
I recently heard someone make an important observation about trusting God: It’s important to pray with expectancy, but without expectations. Simple… but not easy. Especially when we can perfectly map out the exact steps we believe would be best for our lives. And then proceed to trust God to meet our very specific expectations. But… Continue reading trusting and expecting
I made my house payment today. Normally, this would be unremarkable, except that it happens to be due tomorrow, and as of Saturday I did not have enough money in hand to pay it. I have a department store paycheck coming this week. And a freelance check. And I requested some money from a CD… Continue reading looking for the unseen
Get your significant other a gift you both can enjoy – Smittens. What exactly, you might ask, are Smittens? “Smittens are mittens specially designed so that two people can hold hands inside of one mitten.” Available online or at Restoration Hardware, where they are described as “Mittens built for two.” Details explain that a “Set… Continue reading the romance of mittens
It’s that wonderful time of year when we all tend to eat more and exercise less. Unless you count walking twelve miles across a parking lot and through a crowded shopping mall as exercise. Which I do. Anyway, I have a genius idea about how to radically improve our thinking about exercise. But first, a… Continue reading exercise vs. the holidays
If you’re looking for a great gift idea for children, I’ve got a terrific recommendation. Rhinos Who play sports is a really fun series of children’s books. Check out Rhinos Who Surf. The books are full of wildly colorful illustrations of rhinos in sportsgear, and the storyline is made up of applicable sports lingo. So… Continue reading gift idea for kids
The holidays can be a difficult time for singles. We feel awkward at parties full of couples. We get lonely. Our families continually ask when we’re going to bring a nice guy (or girl) home for Christmas. We find ourselves innocently lingering in the general beneath-area of the mistletoe. (…Maybe that’s just me.) Anyway, here… Continue reading holiday survival tips for singles
With the national unemployment rate in the U.S. at about 10%, odds are that everyone knows someone who has lost a job. And while it’s true that it’s really the thought – not the gift – that counts, people who are struggling to keep their home or feed their children might prefer something other than… Continue reading 5 christmas gifts for the unemployed
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