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Monthly Archives: November 2018

It Truly is a Wonderful Life…

My husband, Scott, loves the movie It’s a Wonderful Life. Between us, I had never really watched it until he came along and insisted we watch it every Christmas Eve. I was more of A Christmas Story kid (something about ‘you’ll shoot your eye out’ still makes me…

A Loss and a Blessing

A couple of months ago, our little family changed. We lost our dog, Berkley. He was sick and we knew saying good-bye was the best decision, but it doesn’t change the hurt. Berk was part of our family for over seven years. He had seen my boys grow…

How We Make Christmas Presents Meaningful

I love Christmas. I love the meaning of Christmas, the feeling something so powerful gives you, the way my kids’ faces light up at the mere mention of the holiday. People seem nicer (partially because I never set foot in a mall during the month of December), the weather cools…

Bell Buckle Craft Fair

Have you been to the Bell Buckle Annual Craft Fair? If not, you are missing out. This tiny town of 500 completely transforms to become the host of over 100,000 people and over 1000 vendors. It is the best craft fair I have visited and I know it will…