Celebrating Twelve Days of Christmas is challenging. My brother recently reminded me that even God rested on the 7th day. Which is why this post is a couple weeks late. Everyone went back to school and work on January 3rd, as though the holiday never even happened. This return to…

These days are flexible depending on what day of the week the holidays fall, work schedules and fitting in other family celebrations. Secret Santa Being a lover of efficiency, Hermie usually tasks us with Secret Santa shopping at the thrift store the same day we drop off our “Boxing Day” load. On…

I do not come from a Catholic tradition, so the “Twelve Days of Christmas” for me began as a way to spread the season out. We spend so much time preparing and anticipating the day and then like a puff of smoke it’s gone. This imbalance of preparation vs. celebration…