by The Candlelighter | advent
…Your favorite things? What are some of your favorite things? Do you find a sense of happiness in special belongings? Or in people? People who make you feel loved and cherished? Everyone is looking for something to make them happy. Joy doesn’t even come... 
by The Candlelighter | fun to do
One of the first tree decorations I had in my newly married life was a paper chain that I made, carrying on the tradition that I had experienced as a child. Because they don’t cost hardly anything at all, are easy for the most craft-challenged (even little... 
by The Candlelighter | preparations
Where does joy come from? From good circumstance, an abundance of gifts, or feasts and festivities, is this where our gladness comes from? We certainly enjoy these things, so much so that we mistakenly think experiencing something is the joy itself. Do the things we... 
by The Candlelighter | advent
That is an old fashioned word: Sugarplums. We probably wouldn’t even use it were it not for the famous “Night before Christmas” rhyme and the Nutcracker Suite “Sugarplum Fairy”. (Which, by the way, is my favorite dance in the entire... 
by The Candlelighter | fun to do, good to enjoy
Colors create moods, and pink is usually a happy color. Some have imputed unconditional love and compassion to it, that it represents nurturing and hopefulness. As a room color it helps to calm. Pink for Joy Pink summer roses, strawberry ice cream, morning sunrise...
