Julie Lyles Carr

‘Twas the morning of the church Christmas play and all through the house The children were scurrying, creating ruckus and rouse The costumes were ready, colorful visage to bear In hopes that this performance would shine under stage light’s glare. The children were rushing, faces scrubbed, cheeks red While visions of theatrical victory swirled through their heads And I in…
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Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. 1 Cor. 11:1 Should he be part of our Christmas celebrations? Should he not? Is the inclusion of the myth a form of deceit with our kids? Or is it a harmless bit of fun, some local color on the holiday? I don’t know. Theologian and standard-setter I am not….
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~Popsicles~ ~it’s actually been quite brutally chilly here~ ~they don’t care~ ~suit up and head out~ Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:43:00 +0000julielylescarr

Why my stress response for doing-too-many-things-at-once-and-feeling-like-I’m-not-completing-anything would be to sit down and blog surf, I don’t know. I hear that procrastination is a sign of perfectionism. But for me, I think I just get distracted by shiny objects. Anyhow. It was during one of these avoidance-of-practical-holiday-preparation sessions that I came across a couple of neat sites and thought I would…
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I blame Bing Crosby. I do. As a kid, for me, part of the Most Wonderful Time of the Year was what was on prime time. My kids have DVD collections of all the old Christmas specials and look at me aghast when I explain that in my younger years, Rudolph only came on television once a year one time….
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