When our country was young, we had a far different perspective on the end of November. I don’t know about you, but for the past couple of weeks, my inbox has been flooded with various appeals to take advantage of “Black Friday Deals.” Wasn’t too long ago that “black Friday”…
As everyone knows—and especially those reading this blog post—we have entered the digital age. I read a statistic the other day stating that 46% of smartphone users spend 5-6 hours per day on their device; 11% spend 7 hours or more! And that doesn’t include work-related smartphone use! That’s incredible….
What was your first clue this year that Christmas is coming? Pop into Walmart a week or so before Halloween and discover a bunch of strategically placed Christmas decorations? Or maybe you have children at home, and they let you know? I don’t get to stores much, so I don’t…
This past Saturday found me caught up in the mayhem that is the modern Christmas season. I needed to run to Walmart to get a couple of items—just 2! Of all things, can you imagine it, we ran out of coffee…in the Bice household? That’s another story. For reasons I’ll…
I grew up in a home that celebrated Thanksgiving in the most traditional way. An early afternoon feast of turkey, stuffing, sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, and dinner rolls—often Pillsbury crescents slathered in butter. Of course, pumpkin pie with whipped cream. After such…
Have you noticed how holidays end up becoming something other than originally intended? Pick one, and think about it. How about Thanksgiving. For how many Americans is the fourth Thursday of November set aside to give thanks to God for the blessings of the past year—life, health, provision, protection…? How…
