Dec 16, 2025 | 30 Days of Joy
LAST THURSDAY, I drove to Aiken, SC, to be among 16 authors who were signing books at the Aiken Center for the Arts during the town’s Night of 1000 Lights holiday festival. What a treat it was to be in that magnificent art space and to meet so many fellow...
Dec 14, 2025 | 30 Days of Joy
For friends new to The Daily Grace and for those long-timers who simply need a reminder: I’ve curated for us the world’s very best holiday playlist and it’s available to you right this very minute (and all through the holidays) right there on...
Dec 9, 2025 | 30 Days of Joy
IT WAS EARLY October and Suzann and I were strolling along Main Street, enjoying the Fall Fling festivities in our small Southwest Virginia hometown. We stopped by a booth that featured pretty pottery and gorgeous wood products and we chatted with the young couple...
Dec 7, 2025 | 30 Days of Joy
Originally posted on The Daily Grace on November 30, 2020 THIS WEEKEND we secured, lit and (mostly) decorated our Christmas tree. My husband and I agree this is a major accomplishment because we’ve been married 18 years and he understands the #1 rule of the...
Dec 5, 2025 | 30 Days of Joy
FOR MANY YEARS I’ve followed Hannah Brencher, a questioner, a seeker, a believer who holds incredible wisdom for her (relative to me) young age. Among other things, she offers a beautiful Advent series to which I always subscribe, and this morning’s email...
