Daddy’s Daddy’s Southern Eggnog December 31, 2016 For me, Christmas week is all about alternating between ‘pajama days’ and days with family and friends. After a full year–and a busy season…
2015, You Were Something (A Reflection of a Year) December 30, 2016 Laura’s note: I’ve admired the blog Food Loves Writing from afar for the last year, with its gorgeous aesthetic, thoughtful writing, and simple but…
For the Love: a Memory in Song December 29, 2016 The Christmas of 1995 started for me on a frosty night in late October. I had driven up to my best friend’s house for…
Christmas Stories to Read Out Loud–And a Mulled Cider Recipe December 28, 2016 Writing for Golden Hours has been pure gift for Lanier and me—and we’re not finished yet. In fact, I have a notion that during…
The Light Shineth December 26, 2016 I wrote this piece a few years ago, and while my heart is pierced by a loss I didn’t see coming at the time,…
Christmastime in Oxfordtown December 24, 2016 Lanier’s note: I asked the lovely Sarah (Clarkson) Fink-Jensen if she would give us a peek into her life in Oxford, England at Christmastime–I’m…
Lanier’s Gingerbread Caramels December 23, 2016 Candy-making is one of the time-honored arts of an old-fashioned Christmas–the very notion conjures visions of nineteenth-century kitchens and copper pots and paper cornucopias…
Yesteryear’s Christmas–All in the Family December 22, 2016 Warning: This post contains content not suitable for kiddos. It’s rated G, but it’s not (red) SUITable, if you get my drift… If…
A Catch As Catch Can Christmas December 22, 2016 note from Laura: Hi, lovelies. Some shameless favor asking today. A version of this piece appeared on The Mighty last night. If you’re not…
The Coming of the Light December 21, 2016 Lanier’s note: This piece was written by Heidi Johnston, my dear friend in Northern Ireland. In addition to teaching a class at Belfast Bible…