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Christmas Storytelling Time!
CHRISTMAS STORYTELLING TIME! What stories do you remember? Some of our fondest memories are often tied to Christmas storytelling. Could be the time a child first heard about Rudolph's red nose. Or the laughter that followed a family memory! Stories become an important...
On Your Way to Christmas!
ON YOUR WAY TO CHRISTMAS! Four Weeks from Today I have been told that I need to create a video and put it on YouTube if I want anyone to find my book! Too bad I don't know how to do that yet (I'm working on it!). On Your Way to Christmas: Step 1 OK – if I could...
Christmas Song
AN ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS SONG Finding Christmas: An Original Song I wrote Finding Christmas, an original Christmas song, with the intention that it would be a unique gift from a little girl's father for Christmas. I looked for a man who could record the song just the way...
Christmas Books And Real Kids
REAL KIDS AND CHRISTMAS BOOKS Capturing the Real Magic I am supposed to be on vacation today, but Christmas books and real kids are on my mind. In fact, I’m on a cruise, headed into the port of Martinique in the Caribbean. However, Christmas and my favorite little...
Writing Children’s Christmas Books
CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS BOOKS The holiday season has a unique way of bringing out the child in all of us. Those who have a passion for storytelling might want to channel that festive spirit into a children's Christmas book! Here are some thoughts on that unique and...
Gratitude and Giving Thanks
GRATITUDE It's never too early for gratitude and giving thanks, and in our house, the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving are a special time for thinking about the people who made our lives better this year. Could be just a little thing they did or said - or maybe they...
Home for the Holidays
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Family Time!! Home for the holidays again! Family travel turned out to be fun after all. Especially visiting Great Aunt Mabel! But what was REALLY fun for me was coming home to a house that has already been decluttered, organized (mostly), and...
Holiday Travel
HOLIDAY TRAVEL Hilarious Chaos! Ah, you thought you had it all planned – decluttering, invitations, guest lists, even a teeny bit of decorating. And then the phone rings, and suddenly everything takes second place to the Great Aunt Mabel Hurricane.. Holiday Travel...
The Advent Wreath – 35 Days Until Advent!
ONLY 35 DAYS - WELL 34 DAYS -TILL ADVENT! The Advent Countdown A Whirlwind of Wreaths, Wonder, and Waiting! Only 35 days till Advent! The time when everyone collectively decides it's okay to eat chocolate every morning before breakfast – because let's face it, if it's...
October Is for Organizing
OCTOBER IS FOR ORGANIZING The Un-Fun Organizing Checklist! If you already followed the tips to declutter your home, you may feel that you're already prepared for the holidays. And decluttering is a great start. But there's even more you can do. So go ahead, Organize...