Not so… great expectations

This blog is by Nancy Jardine Four days to go…till Christmas Day! Anticipation is what drives a lot of people round about now if they celebrate by giving gifts to family and friends. The anticipation in our house is high already and is likely to escalate during the next few days. The Christmas tree has

Giving Back

Kate Wyland .   Earlier this week I saw a delightful video on Facebook about how Tom Mabe of Prank it FWD gave the Kentucky Humane Society a surprising donation. The workers were astonished when a truck pulled up and he and his helpers unloaded a mass of gifts and equipment. Then he brought in

Frozen Cookies

This post by Jennifer Flaten Christmas is one week away and today is Bake Cookie Day, coincidence? I think not. Whether you are a skilled baker or a novice in the treats department today is an excellent excuse to get in the kitchen and bake a batch of cookies. Even if you consider your self

Christmas Past with Inzared, Queen of the Elephant Riders

This post by L.Leander, Author of Fearless Fiction The following is from the diary of Bertha Maude Anderson before she became Inzared Queen of the Elephant Riders. The year is 1842, when Bertha was ten years old, seven years before the saga begins. I woke up, stretched my arms in the cotton nightgown I wore, jumped

Early Colorado Christmas Part 2

Post written and copyright Doris McCraw             This is a second of two post on early Colorado Christmas. If you would like to read part one here is the link  http://renawomyn.blogspot.com. A unique feature of Colorado is the difference in weather from the high plains/desert and the mountains. Weather on

The Greatest Gift

This post by Gayle M. Irwin When I was three years old, it was a doll called “Miss Peep.” When I was eight, it was a bicycle painted in my favorite color (purple!), complete with a handle-barred white basket with pink and purple flowers. When I was 19, it was an engagement ring. When I

Our Christmas Eve Miracle

by Neva Bodin We were getting ready to celebrate that glorious day of days, Christmas Eve with all its magic and reverent joy. Santa Claus, presents and the birth of Jesus were the day’s topics. We and our two young girls were at my parents’ farm in North Dakota, 220 miles from our own small

Picture This by SJ

 This Post by S. J. Brown Recently I was asked to give a talk about using photographs when writing. As a wildlife photographer photographs are an intimate part of my writing. I begin with the image, then write the words. With the aid of the internet you can literally have any type of image at

Gift Giving

This post by Jennifer Flaten I suffer from gift anxiety, but only for major gift giving holidays and only for my kids. I never doubt whether my husband or mother will like the gifts I pick, but I am paralyzed with fear that I will buy one of the kids something they truly don’t want.

Advent and Anticipation by Erin Farwell

Advent is one of my favorite parts of the Christmas season. It’s not about the gifts, or food, or decorations, but the waiting and longing for something miraculous to enter my life. While I love Christmas morning and seeing my daughter’s and husband’s faces light up when they pour their stockings on the floor to