One winter morning a few years ago, I grumbled about the Midwestern cold and ice. Snow from a few days earlier had melted just enough to leave a glaze on walks and driveways. I fell on the ice and injured my wrist. So that morning, I bemoaned my bruised and sore arm and wrote in […]
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Merry Christmas, KC peeps! One of the things we like to do on Christmas night is drive around and look at holiday lights. That generally includes The Plaza and Crown Center. Where are your favorite displays? Darlene Delucadarlenedeluca.com/
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Though the tradition of caroling is old, many of the Christmas carols we sing today did not exist in the late 1840s, when some of my historical novels took place. Those that were sung in this time period (with their year of origin) included Angels from the Realms of Glory (1816), Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabelle or Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle (1553), Deck
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What Does Christmas Mean to YOU? As a Christian, I’ve always thought of Christmas as the birthday of Jesus, the beloved Son of God. Easter has always meant that Jesus laid down his life for all of our sins so that believers can be reconciled with God. So, while Christmas has always been a joyful
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We all know the standard gifts for dads: ties, socks, mugs. But it can be even more difficult to shop for geek dads. This year, I made a list of specific items in a variety of price ranges that I might actually use. Cheap items for my kids to think about. But I asked my
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I needed a new look at the front door. The fall flowers on a birch wreath looked as though they needed a funeral. My neighbor shared her generous crop of pinecones with me. I got busy with a large piece of cardboard and a handful of hot glue sticks. An old evergreen wreath filled in
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My sister sent this lovely Christmas centerpiece. I smile every time I see it. Theresa HuppTheresa is the award-winning author of historical fiction about settling the American West. Before she turned to writing, Theresa was an attorney, mediator, and human resources executive. Follow Theresa on her website, https://TheresaHuppAuthor.com, or on her Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/TheresaHuppAuthor. theresahuppauthor.com/
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Our mantle currently has twenty-five stockings. By next year we’ll add three more–one new birth and a couple of in-law grandchildren. Who would have guessed sixty years ago my husband and I would have such a legacy! Sally JadlowSally Jadlow writes historical fiction, inspirational articles, poetry, and short stories. She teaches the beginning writers for
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I ran so late trimming my hedges this year that actually was well past the season for when I usually do this chore. I finally got the ones in front of the house done, but the ones around the patio in the back of our house still aren’t done. If I keep dithering, I’ll be
One day in early November, on my usual way home from an art class, I came upon this beautifully decorated tree. It turned out to be the Mayor’s tree. Juliet KincaidA teacher of writing at the college level for 35 years, Juliet now works as an indie author. To date, she has published four novels