Marilyn R. Gardner's Blog, page 90
January 11, 2015
Aunt Gracia and the White House Christmas Ornaments
Like so many others in the western world, we took down our tree this weekend. While there ismuch excitement and …
January 10, 2015
Wrapping up the Week – January 9, 2015
A couple of years ago I began a week wrap-up. I stopped it during one summer and never revived it. …
January 9, 2015
How to Find Joy in 2015 – Especially for the Third Culture Individual
How to Find Joy in 2015—An Amateur Joy Hunter’s Guide for the Restless, for Those Longing for Adventure or for …
January 8, 2015
On Celebrating Nativity
Yesterday was Feast of the Nativity – our Orthodox Christmas. As people new to the Orthodox church, we are still …
January 7, 2015
The Song of Mynah Birds
“Amidst all this madness, all these ghosts and memories of times past, it feels like the world around me is …
January 6, 2015
The Importance of Moveable Pieces
In a town in California, asmall Serbian community gathers together on January 7th to celebrate Nativity—by shooting guns into the …
January 5, 2015
On Protection in the New Year
When I look back at parenting small children I sometimes take in a sharp breath at a memory. Not because …
January 2, 2015
A New Christ Candle
A New Christ Candle by Robynn A New Year As you might remember each year when Christmas is over and …
January 1, 2015
Happy New Year 2015
In 2011 I had just begun to blog. The quote I used on January 1st, 2011 was from the opening …
December 31, 2014
State of the Blog
Every year I look back on blogging and writeabout it. I look to see what your favorite pieces were, I …
