Author: Karen

This past Friday the Atlanta area got an early December surprise, SNOWFALL! I realize that people in more northern climates are used to frequent snow so it doesn’t make the headlines like it does...

This year Clif and I discovered an important truth about artificial Christmas trees. Pre-lit trees only stay pre-lit for one year! After that, depending on how you store the tree, you can expect hours...

December is upon us and for most people that means that their attention shifts to family traditions, office parties, gift exchanges and all the twinkling lights and jolly sounds that herald the modern celebration...

In 1621, the settlers who colonized the eastern coast of North America and the native Wampanoag people came together to share food and friendship, and to express gratitude to God for His provision and...

7:30pm. Dark outside. Cold too. After more than ten hours away from home, my family fell through the door of our home and collapsed. But my rest was short lived because like infernal clockwork I...

This past weekend the country was rocked by yet another tragedy… this time a small country church in Sutherland Springs, Texas felt the pain of unspeakable tragedy as a deranged gunman took the lives...

While it seems longer, only a couple weeks have passed since the day of my daughter’s wedding. I was privileged to watch my beautiful Laura take her father’s arm and walk the aisle adorned...

My oldest daughter, Laura, just got married! To say it was a beautiful ceremony would be an understatement, though I imagine most mothers would say that about their daughter’s wedding! But aside from being...

The ability for people to shift blame and excuse just about any behavior as justifiable has reached previously unimaginable proportions today. I read a story about a college student who was caught for plagiarizing...

The US is still reeling from the news of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, the deadliest such assault in modern American history, where a gunman opened fire on a group of 40,000 concert-goers,...