Taken from a blog written in 2019 Photo from Unsplash If we are honest, Christmas is hard! The shopping, cooking, parties, cards, expectations, unmet expectations, and inevitable disappointments. All are condensed into 4 weeks. There is just not enough time to make it all fit and sometimes not sufficient emotional capital to address all the …
Author: Allison McCormick
What My Dog Taught Me About Satisfaction
Photo by C. Lutke Our dog, Titus, has a few favorite humans in his world. My husband and I, and two of my close girlfriends. This weekend, we were scheduled to take our morning walk with one of them. We headed out the garage door and made our way across the open field. As we …
Be Thankful – Grateful
Photo by P. du Preez I was so proud of myself. My Thanksgiving blog was written, edited, and scheduled to post - two weeks early! It was a sweet piece about all the things I love most about the holiday. Then, last week, life happened. All that I wrote seemed trite, out of place in …
Do I Have Anything To Be Thankful For?
Photo by G. de Germain Some say 2020 has been the worst year ever! If I am completely honest, I’ve had moments when I share that sentiment. It’s been challenging on so many levels, and the funny thing is, we don’t know if 2021 will be any better. And now, Thanksgiving is 11 days away. …
Seasons of Change
Photo by C. Fonte I spent a few hours this week cleaning the garden shed, a neat little space in the stairwell under our deck, and putting the raised garden beds to rest for the winter. I always have mixed emotions about ending the gardening season but the first snow has already fallen, the ground …
Small Things
Photo by A. McCormick It’s the little things in life that touch me the most -a smile from a precocious 2-year old, the purple and orange of a newly rising sun, that gentle sigh my husband makes at the end of the day. Small things, reminding me that our lives are precious, a daily blessing. …
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