by ThePerennialGen | Dec 12, 2018 | Holidays
by Deanna Kell The holidays can be stressful. We can get caught up in the hustle and bustle, the spending, the unmet expectations. We mean well. It is one way … Read...
by Michelle Van Loon | Dec 10, 2018 | Holidays, Spiritual Formation
When my kids were young, my December calendar was filled with holiday-themed to-do’s: : Get tree. Decorate tree. Make or purchase new yearly ornaments for kids. Purchase Advent calendar. Make … Read...
by Amanda Cleary Eastep | Jan 1, 2018 | Family, Holidays, Purpose and Goals
By Amanda Cleary Eastep Bob Cratchit got fired from his low-paying job on Christmas Eve. Sure, it was a miserable job–the office was freezing in the winter, the hours were … Read...
by Amanda Cleary Eastep | Dec 22, 2017 | Family, Holidays
By Amanda Cleary Eastep For me, it was more shocking than discovering Santa wasn’t real. Despite all the Christmas pageant memorization I endured growing up Lutheran, it wasn’t until high … Read...
by ThePerennialGen | Dec 21, 2017 | Family, Holidays
By Jessica Galán I find him swaddled in white blankets, his hospital bed pushed against a wall in a narrow stretch of hallway. My cinnamon-skinned father is almost 70. His … Read...
by ThePerennialGen | Dec 19, 2017 | General Thoughts, Holidays
by Michele Morin For the past several years, change has been the only constant in our Christmas celebration. Grown-up sons marry, pack up their collection of treasured ornaments, and hang … Read...