Unless you’re a Christmas Queen, you’re wondering how you’ll “make Christmas happen.” Why isn’t there an app for that? Many women feel pressure to shop ’til ya drop, bake ’til ya shake and do a hundred other tasks related to Christmas. Forget the sugar plum fairy. “How will I make Christmas happen?” dances through your…
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Unwrapping the Heart of Christmas
A few years ago, shortly after I put away the Thanksgiving dishes, I started to panic. How would I get Christmas together? My heart raced and my palms felt sweaty as I thought of everything I had to do before the big day – shop, decorate, bake, wrap gifts, clean, cook, and attend celebrations. Wait a…
Dorothy’s Hands
“Where is everybody going?” my 91 year old mother-in-law asked, her forehead furrowed. “And why are they in such a hurry?” What a profound question. Where is everybody going, and why are we racing as if the world would crumble if we slowed down? For a woman who dropped out of seventh grade to work…
Unwrapping the Heart of Christmas
A few years ago, shortly after drying the Thanksgiving dishes, I started to panic. How would I get Christmas together? My heart raced and my palms felt sweaty as I thought of everything I had to do before the big day – shop, decorate, bake, wrap gifts, clean, cook, and attend celebrations. Wait a minute. Isn’t…
Christmas 2005
December 1, 2005 Dear Friends and Family, Last month I had the privilege of visiting some close friends in Sundance, Wyoming. If it rings a bell, that’s not Santa’s sleigh settling on your roof or in your head. Sundance is the place the Sundance Kid did his thing. Nestled against the Black Hills, this little…
Unwrapping the Heart of Christmas
A few years ago, shortly after the Thanksgiving dishes were put away, I started to panic. How would I get Christmas together? My heart raced and my palms felt sweaty as I thought of everything I had to do before the big day – shop, decorate, bake, wrap gifts, clean, cook, and attend celebrations. Wait…
Twelve Days Of Dave Ramsey Song
Twelve Days of Ramsey Song (To be sung to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”) by Cherrie Herrin-Michehl (www.cherriemac.wordpress.com, http://www.cherriesotherblog.com) COPYRIGHT 2008 Cherrie Herrin-Michehl On the first day of Ramsey I lived like no one else, 1. I shredded all of my credit cards (a partridge in a pear tree) 2. Got on…
Christmas 2006
Dear Friends and Family: It was a glorious day in October. The sun and clouds fought fiercely until finally the sun claimed victory A few leaves lazily sauntered down from the Japanese maple to kiss the soggy ground. I felt bored out of my skull as I sat behind my laptop dreaming up ways…
Christmas 2007
Rottweilers were on the tippy top of Santa’s naughty list that cold, blustery day in December of ‘93. The dude in the red duds was tired of all the letters he had received about Rottweilers causing havoc all over the world. Poor Daphne, my 91-pound Rotty, had to pay the price. It just wasn’t fair…
Christmas 2008
This can’t be happening, I told myself. Clayton seemed to have been around forever. Not only that, but part of me hoped and prayed that he would live forever. You could almost drown in his ocean blue eyes, and his smile would knock you to the ground if you weren’t braced. He seemed as stable…
Raw. Real. Reflections. 