Dec 20, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
I laughed out loud, and so I thought you might, too. Oh, joy!!! Bless it. ~ XXOO ~ 30 Days of Joy
Dec 17, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
IT HAS BEEN a Christmas season like none before, something that does not come as a surprise. We’ve known for weeks that COVID was going to wreak havoc on our best laid plans and for most of us that has proven exactly true. Early on I decided to make a concerted...
Dec 16, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
There is some good news, and it’s all wrapped up in this special 2020 rendition of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, sung by Kristen Bell (who, by the way, has quite a lovely voice) on Jimmy Fallon’s show. Sensitive ears be warned—there might be a...
Dec 12, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
IT’S BEEN AT THE TOP of my TBR pile since it arrived on my doorstep in April. In fact, I was so excited about this new Sue Monk Kidd novel I pre-ordered it months before the release date. And still it took until December for me to pick it up. Now I know why. The...
Dec 11, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
Thank you to my lifelong friend, Lisa Roberson, who posted this sweet, sweet story on Facebook. It touched me so deeply I asked if I could share it with you here. Joyfully, she said yes. This is a Christmas pin I gave Dolly Countiss in 1971. She was my 5th grade...
Dec 9, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
The package came in the mail, and I opened it to find this pretty thing. The note made me cry. The gift inside? It made my heart dance. I mean, is there anything nicer or kinder than a thoughtful gesture that says: I see you. I hear you. I know you. Thank you, dear...
