Mary, Did You Know?

Today as I was working on a very taxing and very time consuming Christmas project, my thoughts were very appropriately focused on the birth of Jesus Christ, which we will be celebrating in just two short weeks. I have spent much of this past year pondering the birth and death of our Savior, and [...]

‘Tis the Season

We took Megan to see Santa today. She wasn’t too excited, but she sat there patiently while we snapped some pictures.

When asked what she wanted for Christmas, she said, “to go outside”…pretty sure she was saying what she wanted at that exact moment, and not for Christmas…

Megan’s cousins each took their turns with Santa. [...]

“… That Their Light May Always shine…”

On Sunday, December 13th, a Worldwide Candle Lighting will take place for families and friends who mourn the death of a child. Everybody is invited to participate in this candle memorial, simply by lighting a candle in your home that evening, and leaving it lit for one hour only. For twenty-four hours across [...]

The Fragrance Always Remains On the Hand That Gives the Rose

December has arrived, and with it, the expected myriad of emotion. We’re only two days into December, and I have already experienced emotions ranging from pure childlike excitement to extreme apathy: and everything in between. One year ago today, I was actually feeling hope, as my son was improving and sitting at some [...]