Movies, as much as music, are special during the holiday season. I think we all take away different lessons from these movies. And they invoke different memories of years gone. They bring a smile and warmth that you just don’t get from other movie genres. For this post, I’m going to define a Christmas movie […]
Top 4 Songs to Get You into a Holiday Mood.
How can you get into the spirit of the holiday season without some great music? On Day 10 of #25DaysofJoy, in no particular order, here are 4 great songs for your holiday playlist. Be sure to tell us your favorite holiday songs in the comments. What is on your holiday playlist?
The Difference between Joy and Happiness
In a season where we say “Joy to the World” and “Happy Holidays”, is there a difference between joy and happiness? If you read the definitions of each, on the surface, they seem to mean very similar things. I’m not really interested in the surface of things. I want to dig a little deeper and […]
What little thing changed your life this year?
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Those words spoken to us by Ferris Bueller ring even truer today than they did back in 1986. That’s the lead in to tonight’s post for #25DaysofJoy. My wife and I were talking today about topics […]
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas has, as long as I can remember, been my favorite holiday special. Maybe it’s the catchy songs or how the Grinch’s heart grew three sizes and he helps carve the roast beast. Tonight as I watched, the closing words stuck me and I decided it was something good […]
#80DaysofChucks
On July 6, 2019, my wife was due to give birth to our first child in 80 days. That morning, I had just dropped off some things were donating when I had an idea. It was a simple idea, wear my Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers until the baby was born and take a picture of […]