Dec 11, 2022 | 30 Days of Joy
I’ve cut back this holiday season, and I’m proud to admit it. By which I mean—I’ve reached the age where I realize and (mostly) accept a person (namely me) can’t do everything to the extreme all the time especially during the holidays and...
Dec 9, 2022 | 30 Days of Joy
I love opening my email on Fridays. It’s delivery day for several newsletters I love, and this morning I clicked on Girl’s Night In to find this, from The Daily Rest. image: the daily rest I love the thought, don’t you? I love the relief. It has been...
Dec 8, 2022 | 30 Days of Joy
I’ve had occasion this week to share slow visits with friends I rarely see but who mean the world to me. Life can be like that, you know? Your heart filled with affection, but your calendar committed (or your location complicating matters) such that suddenly...
Dec 6, 2022 | 30 Days of Joy
It’s one of those comments that has stayed with me for years, a tiny little exchange that found its way to my heart and lodged there, whispering, coaxing, reminding me whenever I’ve needed reminding. It’s surfaced time and again this holiday season,...
Dec 3, 2022 | 30 Days of Joy
Our Christmas tree this year is a wild one, harvested from our western NC mountain property. This is a decision one makes knowing charm rather than perfection is the order of the day. We’re a-okay with this, Tim and I, in theory. But then you start to decorate...
