by Deanna Young | Dec 22, 2015 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
Yesterday my husband, daughters and I took my mom and dad to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. My mom has always wanted to go there at Christmas time and with my sister being sick the last several years and passing away last December, my parents had...
by Deanna Young | Dec 21, 2015 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
Food consumption seems to increase tremendously between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I read the other day where people gain an average of 5 pounds during the holidays. I find that I bake more and cook bigger meals while my girls are home and we are snuggled in with...
by Deanna Young | Dec 20, 2015 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
Online shopping is all the rage these days!! “Cyber Monday”. “Extra 25% off online orders.” “Free Shipping on all orders over $50.” “Order now and it will be there by December 24th.” Shoppers count on the shipping...
by Deanna Young | Dec 19, 2015 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
All the jingle bells and holly-jolly greetings seem to go flat about now………the last shopping weekend before Christmas. The strolling-along-looking-at decorations and leisurely window shopping attitudes have turned into honking horns and screaming at...
by Deanna Young | Dec 18, 2015 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
Cards. Cards. And More Cards. Christmas cards used to flood our home. I have a little metal Christmas tree that has slots in it to hold cards. Growing up we would tape our Christmas cards around the door frame for decorations. They were simple cards that just had a...
by Deanna Young | Dec 16, 2015 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
Remember the commercial for Coca Cola years ago that had a kid giving Mean Joe Green a Coke and the phrase was “Have a Coke and a Smile?” The kid smiled at the massive football player, gave him a Coke and then the man, who never smiled, smiled back! The...
