Author Archives: Stephanie O'Farrell

My 13-year old officially graduated from wanting to make gingerbread houses this season. I was not heartbroken because I don't love the process. A wall or door always crumbles down, someone gets frust...

The season of Christmas is said to be the most wonderful time of the year. Gathering with family and friends, special church services, exchanging gifts, celebrating old traditions and making new ones....

Each year on Thanksgiving Eve, I send my husband to the post office to mail out our Christmas cards. We always do family photos in the Fall and I promptly order our holiday cards and ensure my labels ...

Tis the season to rejoice and to spread good cheer. For some, that could include showing appreciation and love with gifts. It is common this time of year to start thinking about an end of year gift fo...

I recently took a class through work on leadership and the instructor mentioned that the average person processes 50,000 thoughts a day. I had never stopped to think about what number I thought would ...

My kids are past the age of believing in Santa. We made the choice when they were young to do the whole Santa and the north pole magic. It was something we contemplated for many reasons. I still recal...

While the malls may have been cashing in on holiday shopping since early October, the Christmas season really doesn't begin until after Thanksgiving. As I was decorating - yes, one of my traditions is...

We had a rare thing happen one Saturday recently; we had no sports games or swim meets or birthday parties to attend. A free Saturday! I almost didn't know what to do with myself since typically our w...

I genuinely love hosting and holiday hosting is by far my favorite. Bringing our friends and family together as we give thanks or celebrate the season of Christmas is something I truly look forward to...

I could eat soup every single day. Not just during colder months; I love it even on a blistering hot day in the middle of July. My family thinks that is super weird so I rarely make a batch of soup in...