12 Days of Creating

12 Days of Creating

What happens when culture pushes us to “move on” from Christmas? Sometimes it feels like we haven’t even laid our heads down to rest on Christmas night before we’re being whisked into the next thing. Without fail, it leaves me melancholy.  My sweet friend, who recommended the book Living the Christian Year, sent me screenshots…

The Handmade Summer
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The Handmade Summer

I have this spacious, beautiful studio in my home for all my creative, handmade endeavors. The sunlight floods in through the old floor-to-ceiling sliding porch windows, even on a rainy day. I can soak in the lake views and observe my azaleas, camellias, and hydrangeas producing the most breath-taking shades of pinks and blues. It’s…