Today if the fourth Sunday of Advent: Love.
Category: Christmas, Culture, God's Character, Holidays, Personal Thoughts, Writing SpotTags: Advent, Advent 2020, Children, Christmas, John 3, Love
Today is the third Sunday of Advent: Joy.
Category: Bible, Christmas, Culture, God's Character, Holidays, Luke, Personal Thoughts, Writing SpotTags: Advent, Advent 2020, Advent Calendar, Comfort, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good Things, Joy
Posted on December 6, 2020
by Danielle Grandinetti
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Today is the second Sunday of Advent: Peace.
Category: Bible, Christmas, Culture, God's Character, Holidays, Personal Thoughts, Writing SpotTags: Advent, Advent 2020, Advent Calendar, Christmas Bells, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Peace
Today is the first Sunday of Advent: Hope
Category: Bible, Christmas, Culture, God's Character, Holidays, Personal Thoughts, Writing SpotTags: Advent, Advent 2020, Character of God, Christmas, Faithfulness, Hope, Mercy, Personal Thoughts
Wishing each of you, my reader friends, a very…. How are you spending this day of thanks?
Happy Labor Day, reader friends!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Or so the song claims. I tend to agree, but also know that such expectation can often leave us wanting more. The wonder and magic of the season can get lost amid the running around, the… Continue Reading “Make it Monday | Christmas”
Category: Bible, Culture, Family, General, God's Character, Holidays, Make it Monday, Personal Thoughts, Seasons, Self-careTags: Christmas, Gift Giving, Loss, Love, Make it Monday, Motherhood, Peace, Self-care
Posted on December 9, 2019
by Danielle Grandinetti
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Whenever I say, ‘Santa Lucia,’ I can’t help picturing – and, frankly, hearing – Don Knots attempting to sing the traditional Italian song as Barney Fife in The Andy Griffith Show. So many other, better singers have recorded it, but for some reason, Knots’… Continue Reading “Make it Monday | Santa Lucia”
Category: Activity, Bible, Chronic Illness, Culture, Foods, Gender, General, Holidays, Make it Monday, Personal Thoughts, Recipes, Seasons, Self-careTags: Advent, Christmas, Culture, Holidays, Light, Make it Monday, Peace, Santa Lucia, Self-care, St. Lucy, Winter Solstice
It’s Christmastime! To start off the first week of Advent, let’s talk Santa. Before pictures of the jolly, old elf with the red suit jump to mind, I’d like to take us back a few centuries. First, however, here’s a little background on Advent,… Continue Reading “Make it Monday | St. Nick”
I love Thanksgiving. One of my favorite parts about the holiday is hosting the big feast. There’s nothing better to me than a table full of food and surrounded by family (or those adopted as family for the day). Despite my love of the… Continue Reading “Make it Monday | Thanksgiving”
Category: America, Culture, Family, General, Holidays, Make it Monday, Personal Thoughts, SeasonsTags: Christmas, Culture, history, Holidays, Make it Monday, Thanksgiving
