After the busyness of the holiday season, it’s time to pull back and regroup. For me, that means decluttering, then putting out a few white accessories mixed with plants and wood pieces to calm my space and my brain. I think white is soothing. (As long as it isn’t rugs or sofas! I could never…
Author: Grandma Grace
How to Be Happier in 2018 Part 1
Every human being wants to be happy. It’s no coincidence that our holiday greeting are, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year! We desire happiness because that’s how we’re made. Our Creator made us to mirror himself. He is happy and has placed that longing for happiness in us. He goes so far as to promise…
How to Get Unstuck
Are you sick of articles about how to get off to a good start in the new year? Are you just tired of articles that don’t deliver anything really practical? If you give this short article a read, I think you’ll find at least one helpful tip that you can try today. Are ya in?…
Escape! (Part Three in the Stable Series)
Dorcas was roused from sleep by footsteps in the hall. Surprised that anyone in the house would be awake in the middle of the night, she got up to check. The young couple who had been renting a room from Papa were trying to be quiet as they carried their belongings and little one down…
In the Stable part 2
“I tell you it has to be a stable of some kind. Where else would there be animal feeding troughs? They must be visitors, so let’s start at the inn’s shed to look for a baby in a feeding trough,” said a gruff voice. There was a chorus of assent from several deep voices…
Christmas Phone Photos part 2
Here are steps and suggestions for taking keepsake images with your cell phone at Christmas: Wipe off camera lens with a microfiber cloth or t-shirt. Yes, of course, it’s smudged. (I forgot to do this yesterday and got light streaks from a dirty lens.) Turn on camera with two taps of your power button. See…