Dec 17, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
IT HAS BEEN a Christmas season like none before, something that does not come as a surprise. We’ve known for weeks that COVID was going to wreak havoc on our best laid plans and for most of us that has proven exactly true. Early on I decided to make a concerted...
Dec 16, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
There is some good news, and it’s all wrapped up in this special 2020 rendition of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, sung by Kristen Bell (who, by the way, has quite a lovely voice) on Jimmy Fallon’s show. Sensitive ears be warned—there might be a...
Dec 12, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
IT’S BEEN AT THE TOP of my TBR pile since it arrived on my doorstep in April. In fact, I was so excited about this new Sue Monk Kidd novel I pre-ordered it months before the release date. And still it took until December for me to pick it up. Now I know why. The...
Dec 11, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
Thank you to my lifelong friend, Lisa Roberson, who posted this sweet, sweet story on Facebook. It touched me so deeply I asked if I could share it with you here. Joyfully, she said yes. This is a Christmas pin I gave Dolly Countiss in 1971. She was my 5th grade...
Dec 9, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
The package came in the mail, and I opened it to find this pretty thing. The note made me cry. The gift inside? It made my heart dance. I mean, is there anything nicer or kinder than a thoughtful gesture that says: I see you. I hear you. I know you. Thank you, dear...
Dec 8, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
I’m not even kidding. You’ll find music from so many decades and so many genres—plus some of my favorite new releases for 2020. There are 502 songs with only one repeat* which equals 28 hours and 46 minutes of holiday tunes. Play to your heart’s...
