Tag Archives: Traditions
I’ve changed my mind about our Elf on the Shelf.
Holiday traditions. Every family has them. Many are universally celebrated, and some are as unique as the people who celebrate them. I grew up in a family that cherished our traditions and the holidays took on a certain rhythm of shopping, cooking, travelling, and then ultimately celebrating together. Fast forward to parenthood. The pressure is […]
Saying “I Love You” through clenched teeth – My Messy Beautiful
It is a beautiful cycle: that of being first a daughter, then a mother, and then a grandmother. A cycle steeped in love, understanding, tears, comfort, joy, pain, fear, pride, beauty, and bound by even more love. Ideally. When that cycle is broken, we become broken daughters who become broken mothers. Right now I’m right […]
The North vs. The South: Wealth, Luck and Good Fortune on New Year’s Day
It always seems to go back to the Civil War. Those “silly” Southern traditions that migrated North with my family when we moved from Georgia to Maine just 4 short years ago. The ones that I am determined to preserve in our family. I find that my Northern friends are fascinated with our traditions. I’m […]