Dec 5, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
Because we all need a little something to melt our hearts, read the note that accompanied this link, sent to me by my friend, Cindy. What a beautiful reminder of the beauty of sweet innocence, of purity of heart. Of the power of a big ol’ hug. (How we all miss...
Dec 3, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
The holidays roll around and so do the requests for my World Famous Chex Party Mix. Even though I realize it is World Famous only because I am willing to make it, I’ve decided to—right here on The Daily Grace—divulge my biggest Chex Party Mix secrets. Ready?...
Nov 30, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
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 time-honored tradition: THERE IS A RIGHT WAY AND A WRONG WAY...
Nov 29, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
Perhaps it is the sheer insistence of the little creature. Or her immense cute. Maybe it is the wisdom born of age—there were many, many times, as the working Mom of a toddler, I was occupied with other things. Or perhaps it is simply the small margin of space allowed...
Nov 26, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
I’m curating a holiday playlist for us (yay!) with more details to come. In doing that work, though, I came across the very best very most fun very most perfect song to start our every COVID-holiday-season day. Take a moment for the lyrics: Pom-pom-pom-pom-pom...
Nov 25, 2020 | 30 Days of Joy
The post below first appeared on The Daily Grace on Thanksgiving Eve 2011. So much has changed in the years since I wrote it. All of the grandparents have passed on. Eliza—the cute Party Girl in blue, above— is now 28 and engaged to be married. Still I repost the...
