Christmas

advent candles lit on christmas eve.

Christmas 2024 Debrief

I am a firm believer in practicing what I preach, so I’m answering 7 Questions to Ask After a Holiday for my benefit and to inspire you to do the same. Our future selves will thank us! Hello and Happy Christmas! Since Bryan and the college/high school kids still have some time off from school…

pillar advent candles with pine cones on a tray.

Imperfect Adventing

What to do when your best intentions, especially when it comes to Advent, fall short. Here are some ideas for observing Advent imperfectly. For years I’ve felt like an Advent failure. The candles we tried once. And it was an utter failure, so we never tried again. Until this year. This summer I spent an…