Last week I posted a picture on Facebook of an Advent Calendar with the caption, “I don’t care how old you are, you are never too old for one of these!”  It sparked an interesting discussion about Advent Calendars.  A few people used the comment section under the...

This week, the season of Advent begins.  Children will be cracking open calendars, shoppers will be checking items of their list, bakers will be baking, decorators will be up on ladders stringing lights, and the countdown to Christmas will ramp up a notch or two, or...

Last Sunday morning, I had a text from Lori telling me that our 13 year old golden retriever Chloe wasn’t well. She couldn’t stand on her own anymore. It was not really a surprise as her health had been declining, but it was still a shock. I was at the church getting...