Month: December 2025
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Why Sending Christmas Cards Still Matters — And Why It’s Up to Us to Save the Tradition
Every December, mailboxes used to brim with color — envelopes dusted with glitter, handwritten notes, family photos, and the unmistakable warmth of someone taking a moment to say, “I’m thinking of you.” Christmas cards weren’t just paper. They were connected. They were cared for. They were a community.But somewhere along the way, the tradition began…
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Share if You Care
I need to share my thoughts on a sensitive topic: if you have pictures of someone who has passed away, but their children/loved ones are still alive, what do you do with those pictures? Perhaps you don’t have many images, or maybe one of them is particularly special to you. Is it right to keep…
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Every Light a Prayer for Peace
🎄 A Dadeville Christmas Remembered There are moments in a town’s history that don’t make national headlines, yet they live on in the hearts of the people who were there — moments stitched into the fabric of a community. One of those moments unfolded in Dadeville, Alabama, on a cool Friday afternoon, December 1, 1950.…
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Before You Hit Send: A Thought on Words, Wisdom, and the Occasional Donkey
“Was what you wrote really necessary, or was it something better left unsaid?” It’s a question worth asking more often — before we hit send, after we read a comment, and especially when someone online decides to share an opinion wrapped in unnecessary attitude. I found myself revisiting that question today after a comment on…
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