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...
Nov 30, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
THIS WEEKEND we secured, lit and (mostly) decorated our Christmas tree. My husband and I agree this is a major accomplishment because we’ve been married 18 years and he understands the #1 rule of the time-honored tradition: THERE IS A RIGHT WAY AND A WRONG WAY...
Nov 23, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
Way back in 2011, way way back when the world was normal and social distancing wasn’t a thing and when we sat here in the days before Thanksgiving with the holiday season spreading before us like one long glittering beautiful perfect party, I launched a series...
