as sentimental as i am, i've never been one for a nostalgic christmas tree. i've always gone for the carefully placed, curated, perfectly...

JUNE 2022 - Tomorrow is Father's Day. It is one of the hardest days of the year for me. Here's why: In June of 1998, I was a busy...

DECEMBER 2021 - White Christmases are rare in my part of the country. You’re far more likely to have the windows open and the air...

DECEMBER 2018 - I’ve already established, in past blogs, that I’m not for skipping past Thanksgiving to go straight into Christmas the...

DECEMBER 2015 - This holiday didn't turn out like I thought it would. I have been told that Christmas is for kids and that the magic of...

Somewhere in a dusty box is a crayon drawing on construction paper, a Christmas card I drew for my mom 40 years ago. It was a gift, but,...