A Day of Thanks
Each year on the fourth Thursday in November, we celebrate Thanksgiving. It’s a day filled with turkey, dressing, pies, and football. It’s also a time when families gather from near and far to spend...
Category: holiday
I Cherish
There are two things I cherish — vacation and holidays. I get both of them this week. My vacation begins tomorrow, and I won’t go back to work until Tuesday. <cue angels singing the...
Veterans Day Celebration
Unlike Memorial Day which is celebrated on a Monday, Veterans Day always falls on November 11th. Have you ever wondered why? Well, back in 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11 as Armistice Day...
Trunk or Treat
Gary and I participated in our first “Trunk or Treat” event this evening. If you’ve never been to one, it’s an outdoor Halloween party for the kids. People park their cars in a line,...
Revealing Costumes
People are looking to escape everyday realities on Halloween this year according to the National Retail Federation. The average person plans to spend $66.54 on the holiday with total spending estimated to reach $5.77...
Get Your Christmas Shopping Done Early
Do you have any Dallas Cowboys fans on your shopping list this year? Well, you might be in luck. Neiman Marcus revealed its annual Christmas Book today, and it includes a significant piece of...
Picnics, Parades, and Fireworks
Tomorrow is the fourth of July. It’s the day we celebrate our independence from Britain and the day democracy was born. For most Americans, it will be filled with family gatherings, picnics, parades, and...
What is a Dad?
In honor of Father’s day… A dad is someone who wants to catch you before you fall but instead picks you up, brushes you off, and lets you try again. A dad is someone...
Remembering Memorial Day
Instead of pondering the reason for the holiday, I spent 12 hours at the church working on the set of “Pirates of Patmos.” I’m not sure why it took so long, but it did. I’d...
