Erin’s Journal Tue, 12/18/2018 – 00:30 Just a thought… He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. [Roy L. Smith] Just one week until Christmas Day now and, oh, how the memories are stirred! If my parents’ families’ stories are typical, back in the day, people would just now
Erin’s Journal Mon, 12/17/2018 – 00:30 Just a thought… When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. [Franklin D. Roosevelt] Welcome to the start of what, for many, is the final work week of 2018. For others, like our daughter-in-law Brooke, it’s the storm before the calm
Erin’s Journal Fri, 12/14/2018 – 01:02 Just a thought… What makes things memorable is that they are meaningful, significant, colorful. [Joshua Foer] Oh, I love the stories you shared with me on FB, in light of yesterday’s journal, about the Christmases that you ruined. Thank you so much for your own memories. One reader, as a girl, burst into tears on
Erin’s Journal Thu, 12/13/2018 – 00:30 Just a thought… Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us. [Oscar Wilde] As I get set to wrap up the week tomorrow with another Friday Favourite, I have been reminiscing these past few days about the Christmas I ruined – for myself. This
Erin’s Journal Wed, 12/12/2018 – 00:30 Just a Thought… Somehow, not only for Christmas But all the long year through, The joy that you give to others Is the joy that comes back to you. [John Greenleaf Whittier] Here we are, less than two weeks from Christmas, and I’m hoping – as are those who’ve