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Keeping Christmas Simple: Read-aloud Christmas Stories

The Christmas season is a time we enjoy the retelling of many of our favorite stories. Who hasn’t heard of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation after visits from the three Spirits of Christmas?  And young and old alike love the story of the Grinch and how his tiny heart grew three sizes bigger…

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Christmas Is in the Air

With the turn of the calendar page, we find ourselves in the month of December. In less than three weeks we will be celebrating Christmas-can you believe it? Even if the tree is not yet decorated and the gifts are not wrapped, Christmas has a way of moving gently into our hearts as we move…

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Simply Thankful: A Family Gratitude Journal

As we approach the coming holiday we call Thanksgiving, it seems harder than ever to embrace a spirit of thankfulness. Life has been complicated in 2020, with no end in sight. Financial burdens, health issues, family concerns, or just the endless challenges of every day life this year can cause gratitude to feel a million…

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Saving Seeds, Saving Stories

Seeds have a story to tell. And their stories are often unique. A few gardening seasons ago, I purchased some vegetable seeds from the Iowa-based Seed Savers Exchange. Along with seeds grown on their own pro perty, the SSE has a network of seed-saving gardeners around the United States and the world for the purpose…

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Debbie Ashley
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Hello! I’m Debbie — Lover of Jesus, Pastor’s Wife, Mom, Encourager, Hobby Gardener and passionate about the simple pleasures of life.

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