The Beauty of Winter

The Beauty of Winter

You may have gathered from my blog post last week that winter is not my favorite season. I don’t like to be cold, and I’m grateful that I live in the South where our winters are mild. Although I love to see snow, as in the gorgeous picture above, we don’t get much of it where I live. 

Even though I don’t like cold weather, I do appreciate the season of winter. Here are a few reasons why winter is a good thing...

That Time I Almost Said No

That Time I Almost Said No

The text came in one morning over the holidays: “Want to go to the Mill?”

My daughter, a high schooler, was at her favorite coffee shop reading, and I was at home working. We were texting about our plans together that afternoon. So far, we’d decided to grab a bite to eat and go shopping for a new comforter for her room (50% off After Christmas Sale!).

And now she was asking if we could also go to a nearby park called the Mill...

Planning for Beauty

Planning for Beauty

Like most people, I spent some time these past few weeks thinking through and setting goals. I’ve got one goal for each of the five most important priorities/categories in my life, including Glimsen. I’m looking forward to sharing more glimpses of beauty with more people this year.

As you think through your own priorities and make your plans for this year, don’t forget about beauty... 

The Sounds of Christmas

The Sounds of Christmas

When I think about the beauty of Christmas, one of the first things that comes to mind is the music.

I still remember every word and note of the Christmas album my parents played every year once the tree was up and decorated. As an adult, I was thrilled to find an old recording of the album...

One Way to Add More Meaning to Christmas

One Way to Add More Meaning to Christmas

Several years ago, my husband and I asked ourselves this question: how could we make our family’s Christmas season more meaningful? We didn’t want to just give each other and our daughter a pile of presents. We wanted to simplify the gift-giving part of our celebration and also tie it into the story of Christ’s birth.

He started doing a little research and shared an idea with me. Why not use the model of the wise men’s three gifts as our own?