The Value of One

Last year I posted my New Year’s resolutions. You know, it’s kinda depressing looking back on last year’s resolutions. Rarely do we accomplish them. To be honest, why do we make them??? Here is last year’s… -Get my current novel manuscript finished and sent to an agent. Gulp. And get another novel underway. (Not done. [...]

Oh, the weather outside is frightful… But the fire is so delightful… And since we’ve no place to go, Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Sleighbells ring, are you listening? In the lane snow is glistening… A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight Walkin’ in a winter wonderland. It doesn’t show signs of [...]

Merry Christmas to everyone! I hope you are enjoying your Christmas as much as we are enjoying ours! White Christmas is ringing through my head…we had a blizzard (!) last night, temporarily canceling the grandparents’ plans and leaving us home on Christmas Eve. This morning the snow is piled high everywhere! The Lord is so good to [...]

Here we are, Christmas Eve. An evening at my paternal grandmother’s, with my dad’s side of the family, opening presents, having fun, and of course, a big Cuban meal of roast pork, black beans and rice, and flan! And lots of talking. Cubans are known for that. One more sleep till Christmas. After 364 days [...]

Snow in the forecast? I hope so! In Mexico, when the December temperature dropped to 80 degrees without a snowflake in sight, I’d listen to Bing Crosby singing White Christmas and imagine hills piled with white snow. Mountains and mountains of white snow. It’s not essential to a perfect Christmas, but a blanket of white, [...]

In a day of censoring Christ’s name from the season and “Happy Holiday” vs. “Merry Christmas”, to actually have a character quoting the Christmas story from Luke 2 is so refreshing! “Is there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?” “That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.” Merry Christmas! (originally posted Dec. 24, [...]

He was heavily in debt. His last book was a flop. He needed money. So the budding young author sat down and in six weeks penned a novel. Or a novelette, rather. A sixth, if not a tenth of the size of his former best-selling books. And the book became not only a success, but [...]

Merry Christmas!

The other night Benjamin Bunny was up late (12:30) and wide awake, so while feeding and rocking him I decided to check out The Nativity Story. I had got it from the library several times but had never gotten around to watching it. I love it! First off, it was great seeing actors who looked [...]

Mom and I–1992 Today’s Mom’s (number unidentified ) birthday. My mom is a wonderful wife, amazing mother to five girls and six boys, and a devoted homemaker. Mom can do almost anything, and she has such a passion for the Lord. Happy Birthday, Mom! Love you! Mom and Benjamin–2009 “Her children arise up, and call [...]