A few days before Christmas, the kids and I drove an hour away to the assisted living facility where my husband’s grandmother lives. We...

How did I end up sitting on this metal bench next to a Customer Service desk? I just wanted two $25 gift cards, but instead the cashier...

Tugging at the tape ever so slowly and pulling back the wrapping paper, the present beneath gradually revealed itself. In a dark living...

With Christmas right around the corner—houses lit with blinking red and green lights, wreaths on doors, and bell ringers in front of...

Mr. Hopper was universally regarded as the meanest man in town. He just didn’t like kids—not in his grass or near his car or close to his...

Putting up Christmas decorations is an annual battle of my two selves. There is the sentimental side that lives for Christmas movies and...

I love Christmas music. There’s just something about the phrase “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas…” that makes me feel all warm and cozy...

With the following post I may lose a couple of friends or at the very least disappoint some, but blogs are supposed to be controversial,...