Tag Archives: Family Fun

It is heart-breaking to picture a child on Christmas without a present under the tree from mom or dad. When a mom or dad are in prison the crime’s innocent victims are often forgotten. We can ch...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year.And expensive.And complicated.And busy. And, for me, as the CEO of a large tribe with an even larger extended tribe scattered across a 1,000 m...

Our family isn't an elf-on-the-shelfer type family. I can't really get my act together and, to be totally honest with you all, I find the elf a bit creepy. I don't really like the thought of a little ...

When I was a child, I loved the days between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  They always felt like a combination of torturously slow-moving hours and exhilarating speed as we moved closer to Christm...

I've shared that I love all things about Christmas. All things related to the actual meaning of Christmas and those things that take us astray like Santa, cheesy movies and egg nog lattes. As Thanksgi...

Okay ladies, here’s a confession of mine. While I watch my friends daydream about the newest makeup palette or the cutest clothes for their babies, maybe even the cutest home dé...

I love holiday movies. I can't get enough of the cheesy, feel-good Hallmarky shows. However, since Hallmark doesn't stream their movies, and we don't have cable, we have to rely on Netflix and Amazon ...

I am one of “those” people who loves prematurely preparing for the Christmas season. I asked my Starbucks barista in late September if they had eggnog yet and was disappointed I had to wai...

Last week my littlest came across our wedding album for the first time. She was captivated as she carefully turned each page and studied each photograph. She took it to bed with her and flipped throug...

Moms, remember just a couple of months ago when the kids started back to school and life seemed chaotic? I was thinking how in my house it feels like we have just reached a routine and daily chaos has...