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Letting Go of the Shoulds and Moving into Love for a Happier Holiday Season

By Gabriel Cruden / December 5, 2025 /

  Christmas is expensive, stressful, and a lot of work. Yes, I said what I said and I’ll say it again. Christmas – in fact the whole month of December…

Talking Turkey for Thanksgiving

By Gabriel Cruden / October 31, 2025 /

I had just turned 21 when I encountered a “Wild Turkey” for the first time. Friends had taken me to a strip club – my first and only visit to…

’Tis The Pumpkin Season

By Gabriel Cruden / October 31, 2025 /

By Cassie Patton Many may enjoy a good slice of pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving. Especially as the aroma of pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg fills the house with these earthy…

He Ain‘t Heavy, He’s My Brother

By Gabriel Cruden / October 3, 2025 /

By Amy McGarry When I was a child in the early ‘70s, my family had a vast collection of vinyl record albums and 45s. I was taught from a young…

Cherishing My List of Lasts

By Gabriel Cruden / August 29, 2025 /

Remember when you were a kid and time seemed to go by so slowly? You felt like you were nine years old in the third grade forever. You were always…

Working Pets

By Gabriel Cruden / July 3, 2025 /

By Ray Bilderback Most families have a favorite pet of some sort and there is a great variety of these companions: dogs, cats, chickens, snakes, aquariums crowded with fish and…

Down the Rabbit Hole to Find the Easter Bunny And Other Confusing Easter Traditions

By Gabriel Cruden / April 1, 2025 /

By Amy McGarry Going down the rabbit hole refers to getting deeply involved in something, often something complex or confusing. That’s an apt description of me looking into why Easter…

Celebrating the Patron Saint of Ireland

By Gabriel Cruden / March 1, 2025 /

by Amy McGarry With a last name like McGarry, it makes sense that I have always embraced all things Irish. As a child, though I didn’t know why, I wished…

The Surprising History of New Year’s Resolutions

By Gabriel Cruden / January 1, 2025 /

by Amy McGarry It’s that time of year. New year, new beginnings. A fresh start. Resolutions to do better, be better. It seems like everyone makes New Year’s resolutions. I…

Tinsel of Christmas Past and Other Old School Decorations

By Gabriel Cruden / December 1, 2024 /

  By Amy McGarry It’s that time again! Even before Thanksgiving, in some stores, right after Halloween, the aisles are filled with a plethora of Christmas decorations. Some of you…

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