Blogging Through the Seasons

I think I was 8 years old that Christmas. One night, my mom turned the lights off and we snuggled up together on a futon mattress on the floor in a nest of pillows and blankets and looked at our Christmas tree. That year our Christmas tree was just ours. Our family...

Christmas time is here! Time for old traditions and the unexpected, like when a family member you haven’t seen for years shows up for the big family event. This holiday season, we may not necessarily know what’s coming around the corner. …or...

“Christmas is a time of togetherness.” That quote is what I have always heard when it comes to Christmastime. I don’t disagree with this, but I wonder if there is more to the story. There are many things about Christmas I love. I love listening to Mariah Carey’s “All...

I always loved Christmas because of the presents! Like any kid, I would wake up early and sneak around shaking each gift, seeing if Santa (my parents) had gotten me what I wanted. But one day, when I was 8 or 9 years old, my mentality began to shift. We always spent...

My riddles guide with frosty rhyme, To find the presents, one at a time. So listen closely, children dear, My whispers fill the atmosphere. Unravel riddles, solve the quest, And find the gifts, put to the test! When I was a kid, I always looked forward to Christmas...

One of my earliest Christmas memories is of watching the film It’s a Wonderful Life directed by Frank Capra and starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. It was in black and white, and we would sometimes have to adjust the rabbit ears on our television to watch it with...