Inside: Favorite books, most-viewed blog posts, lessons my daughters taught me and a cross section of blessings from the past 12 months. Where did the year go? I feel like I’ve said this about the previous month in almost every Share Four Somethings post I’ve done this year, and it …

Inside: What we can learn from the dawn as we reflect on 2022 and look forward to a brand new year. Some years, I can look back on the word I chose for the past 12 months and notice—sometimes to the point of goosebumps—how relevant and timely it was for …

Inside: Comfort and encouragement for those who have lost a loved one in recent years and struggle with grief at Christmas. ~ Four years ago, keeping Christmas saved me. In 2018, I spent many December days running around like a chicken with my head cut off—to see my dad at …

Inside: What I’m loving this month, a book about grief for Little Women fans, braving constructive feedback and a glimpse of my daughter’s awesome creativity. As I write this, my family and I are driving home from North Dakota, where we spent Thanksgiving break with Randy’s family. One of the …

Inside: What it takes to keep learning—no matter how old you are. Plus … one way to do hard things, why it helps to run into the wind, and how to respond to unanswered prayers. Several weeks ago, I watched as my younger sister taught my 92-year-old aunt how to …