Earlier this month, we took our daughter to meet Santa Claus! Technically, she met him last year, but she was only 10 months old and was pretty chill about just letting us plop her on his lap and snap a few pictures. This year it was a little more complicated. The screaming Santa picture seems... Continue Reading →
Because he was such a prolific writer of essays, we know exactly what C.S. Lewis thought about a wide variety of topics including Christmas. Turns out, he had some pretty relatable and amusing thoughts, even though fans of the Father Christmas character in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe might be surprised that the... Continue Reading →
Did you know that in 1927, Mr. Claus went to Washington and received his pilot license. The United States government didn’t begin issuing pilot licenses until 1927. The Air Commerce Act was passed in 1926 requiring everyone that was piloting aircraft to become licensed, and Santa dutifully applied for and received his. You can find... Continue Reading →
Washington’s Armory Square Hospital (Library of Congress) Christmas comes around faithfully year after year, but it doesn’t always find us well. Sometimes life circumstances find us hurting, grieving, and otherwise having a hard time and not able to celebrate the holidays the way we might like. Last Blogmas, I wrote a little about dealing with... Continue Reading →
The Christmas season of 1944 along the German-Belgian border seems an unlikely setting for an uplifting Christmas story, but that year nothing short of a small miracle happened there. The Battle of the Bulge, Germany’s last effort offensive campaign was raging. It was to be the bloodiest battle for American forces during WWII with 19,000... Continue Reading →
Once more, I have decided to undertake the blogging challenge of The 12 Days of Blogmas. For the next 12 days, we will explore a wide variety of stories and topics about the holiday season with the goal to edify, educate, or maybe just entertain ourselves. No two individuals would define the holiday season and... Continue Reading →
When I was pregnant with our daughter, my husband and I found ourselves in a Buy Buy Baby after a doctor’s appointment. We walked up and down the aisles, taking notes and feeling slightly overwhelmed by all the gear that apparently came along with a new baby. My husband asked if all this was necessary,... Continue Reading →
October sunset- The Zinnias are still going strong
Happy Fall! It is officially my favorite time of year and finally starting to cool off a little around here. It’s the kind of weather that invites curling up with a good book and warm cup of tea. And this time of year, it can be fun to read something a little spooky. I’ve always... Continue Reading →
We moved this past December, and part of getting settled into our new home these past few months has been setting up some new flower beds. Of course, I dug up many of my iris bulbs and planted them in their new home. These bulbs are descendants of ones that grew at my Nashville home... Continue Reading →
Rachel F. Jean 