It’s Christmas Eve! I LOVE Christmas Eve! Growing up, in our house, Christmas Eve was the big event. It was when all the magic and wonder and excitement happened. Christmas Day was about turkey dinner and visiting. But Christmas Eve! With our children, we tended to do more on Christmas Day, in the tradition of […]
Month: December 2016
Turning around a bad day…
Thursday night I fell into bed utterly exhausted. I had struggled to stay awake until 9:30, admitted defeat and trudged off to bed. No sooner did my head hit the pillow than my eyes popped open. I tried, oh how I tried to go to sleep. At 12:30, I got up and went to find […]
When good is better than great…
A couple of days ago I heard the story of a volunteer firefighter. He lived in a town where there were regular firefighters, but if the emergency required extra manpower the volunteers were called out. He wanted to serve his community, but he also had dreams of rushing into a massive blaze and saving a […]