How embarrassing to see that I haven’t blogged here since last year’s Giftmas! And yet, 2020 has been that sort of year, hasn’t it? #Giftmas2020 in a Time of COVID I’ve had a relatively pleasant 2020, compared to a lot of people. I didn’t lose my job during COVID, and…
I’m so pleased to be participating in Giftmas 2019! This is an annual group fundraising effort coordinated by author/editor Rhonda Parrish. It’s a cause that’s close to my heart. No one should be hungry, especially at Christmas. I’ve participated since 2016, and you can read other blog posts using my…
Every year, in addition to DOING ALL THE THINGS editorial and writerly, Rhonda Parrish organizes a December blog tour to benefit Edmonton’s Food Bank. This year we’re doing an Advent theme, and twenty-four participants will each post one story during the next twenty-four days. The stories will mostly be hosted…
I’m an only child, and growing up I was what they called a strong-willed child. I’ve always been very close to my parents, but I’ve also always had my own mind, and I’ve sometimes been crazy stubborn about following my own mind. I hope I’m not the only one who…
Shining a Light This year our Giftmas theme has been shining a light. And it reminds me so much of the verse from John 1:5, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” There’s a great darkness enveloping our world. You see it the news…
The Light Defeats the Dark It’s been decades since I first read A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin, and I’ve been meaning to reread the whole series for some time now. Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I was in need of a particular kind of reading…I wanted to read…
Rhonda Parrish has been coordinating a Giftmas blog tour for some years now. Last year, which was when I joined, she added a fundraising aspect to the blog tour. In addition to writing about holiday traditions and our 2017 theme of Shining a Light, we’re supporting Edmonton’s Food Bank. Giftmas…
It’s been so much fun sharing my Christmas food stories with you and reading the food stories of other #Giftmas2016 bloggers. We had a great set of stories for Giftmas. Read them all! I wrote Merry Giftmas, Christmas Roast and Other Traditions, and Christmas Baking and Gingerbread Bloodshed. Rhonda Parrish…
A Guest Post by Rhonda Parrish For me, Christmas has always been about three things–food, family and presents :) In fact, my family celebrates a secular version of Christmas that we call Giftmas. Okay, mostly just I call it that, but I hold out hope that it will catch on…
Today marks the beginning of a week-long blog tour I’m participating in. The Giftmas Blog Tour is a bunch of people coming together to raise money for the Edmonton Food Bank in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I wanted to start Giftmas off by talking about food banks in general and why I’m…
