I’ve been thinking a lot this holiday season about the interplay between the phrases “Last Christmas” and “This Christmas.” When you hear those phrases, you may immediately think of the familiar songs that share their names. Music has a way of doing that—of attaching memory and emotion to a phrase before we even realize it.... Continue Reading →
It’s Advent season, though in many churches, they don’t spend much time talking about Advent. I’m not sure why that is. Maybe it feels a little too dictated or “church-calendar-ish” for some, but I think we actually miss something when we let it slip by quietly. For a lot of people, “Advent” brings to mind... Continue Reading →
I have only the vaguest concept of what day it is. It is that weird time between Christmas and New Year’s Day when you already don’t have any sense of normalcy or schedule. Add on top of that not having a traditional work schedule as a retiree who now works freelance and Cathie having some... Continue Reading →
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