Christmas – Scraps of Joy

Once Upon a December

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Joy / 14 Comments

Perhaps our planet is for learning to appreciate the extraordinary wonder of life that surrounds even our suffering, and to say Yes, if through the thickest of ...

Christmas

Snow

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Joy / 0 Comment

When snow falls, nature listens. Antoinette Van Kleef Hello Friend Snow, snow, snow, snow, SNOW. If you’ve ever watched White Christmas with Bing Crosby a...

Christmas/Grandparenting

Christmas Joy

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Joy / 3 Comments

~~~~~ I’ve turned on all the twinkle lights in the house – the ones I managed to put up before the grandbeans arrived – and I now sit in front of our colo...

Christmas

The Gift

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Joy / 4 Comments

I wrote this poem for Christmas last year. I share it with you again this Christmas season with the prayer that your hearts will truly know the reason for the s...