by Elaine McAllister | Nov 10, 2021 | Celebrate Grandparenting, Family, Friends, Grandparenting, Life, Travel
Quick Update as a follow up to Part One (posted earlier): Finally, the flood from the underbelly ceased. We decided to ‘rough it’ without water. We showered at the bathhouse and used water from a bucket to flush the toilet. And we survived! Later –...
by Elaine McAllister | Nov 9, 2021 | Celebrate Grandparenting, Family, Friends, Grandparenting, Life, Travel
Clothes. Check. Food. Check. Towels and toiletries. Check. Shotgun (our fur-baby). Check. And…we’re off on our maiden voyage in our new-to-us compact travel trailer. Just Jim, Shotgun, and me. Shotgun is always ready to tag along and loves to ‘ride...
by Elaine McAllister | Dec 25, 2020 | Celebrate Grandparenting, Christmas, Creches, Faith, Family, Friends, Life, Pandemic, Prayer, Reflecting God, Thankfulness, Traditions, Trusting God
Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas Everyone! Today is the final post of my Christmas Creche Countdown and I have a beautiful new creche to share on this Holy holiday! And, yes, this was my splurge of the season. You already know I prefer 75-cent price tags – or $2...
by Elaine McAllister | Dec 19, 2020 | Celebrate Grandparenting, Christmas, Creches, Family, Friends, Life, Reflecting God, Thankfulness, Traditions
It’s a gingerbread kind of day and lest you believe I’ve baked and decorated gingerbread cookies, DON’T! Don’t believe it! I haven’t. The fragrances of Christmas are typically not found at my house – apple pie, sugar cookies,...
by Elaine McAllister | Dec 17, 2020 | Celebrate Grandparenting, Christmas, Creches, Faith, Family, Friends, Grandparenting, Life, Traditions
Counting down….or maybe I’m counting up! In either case, it’s day 17 of my Christmas Creche Countdown for 2020! This has been a fun ‘exercise’ as I’ve spent time remembering, observing, and writing about each one of my nativities. I...
by Elaine McAllister | Dec 12, 2020 | Celebrate Grandparenting, Christmas, Creches, Faith, Family, Friends, Life, Reflecting God, Simplify, Traditions
It’s Sunday. Day 13 of my Creche Countdown. Let’s take a peek at Baby Jesus through the eyes of a child. I’ve enjoyed having nativities over the years that my kids and now my grandkids can enjoy playing with to retell the Christmas story in their own...
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