History, Real Life, and Faith
How do you spend Christmas Eve? (Why are you reading this post?) We spend it centered on preparing food, eating food and music. Preparing the Ule Log When I married into the Ule family, I suggested we serve a Yule log for dessert. My husband’s family claimed to have never heard of a Bûche de Noël called a Yule log,…
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Christmas vacation, particularly with kids in college, can be a good time to travel. It was the one time in the year we could guarantee they’d be home and able to go. It can be convenient if you have children in school (we had both), when you can block out two full weeks to travel. I’m not talking about going…
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Wonderful Christmas books for children! Which have you read?
Santa Claus is a topic that often comes up in December for Christian families. Should he be part of the holiday tradition? Why, or why not? My husband and I chose not to include Santa Claus in our traditions while we raised our children. “What do you mean no Santa Claus?“ My mother was aghast. “You’re going to take all…
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Everything you need to know about a liturgical Advent season!
Thanksgiving is next week in the United States and I’ve been getting prepared. Mostly, I’ve been working on my heart, which always needs scrutiny in the thanksgiving department! But this fourth Thursday in November holiday is one of my favorites because it’s family reunion time. I won’t be there this year, but the knowledge I always can go home and…
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