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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...
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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...
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A waterfall that's only five miles from our house. My daughter and I made time to see it last week.
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...
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Are you looking for last-minute holiday gift ideas? Maybe you want to create something special but need a little inspiration. Here are a few ideas to fire up your creativity for gift-giving now and at any time of year.
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The holiday season can be a painful time. This year, I know several people who have lost loved ones, whose lives have been turned upside down, who are in physical pain, or depressed or lonely.
This year, our family will be missing two special people at our table at Christmas...
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The devotion of a young maid, the courage of her groom-to-be, the birth of the precious little One, in a manger of all places. It’s a story that’s both well worn and brand new with every telling...
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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...
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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?
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