Last chance for the Pre-order give away!

Comfort & Joy: Readings & Practices for Advent official release date is tomorrow September 3rd. So if you would like to receive our preorder bonus today’s the day to order! Just send us an email* with your order number and the name of the retailer to some.comfortandjoy@gmail.com and you will receive an email in replyContinue reading “Last chance for the Pre-order give away!”

Comfort & Joy: Readings and Practices for Advent

Filled with reflections, poetry, blessings, practices and recipes Comfort & Joy is a wonderful resource for those wanting to engage the Christmas season with intention. As part of our 12 Days of Christmas celebration, we are delighted to share with you a preorder bonus created in collaboration with and offered by our publisher, Herald Press.Continue reading “Comfort & Joy: Readings and Practices for Advent”

Comfort & Joy: Readings & Practice for Advent

Thank you, thank you for all your preorders! Thank you for participating in our 12 Days of Christmas celebration earlier this month. We look forward celebrating Advent with you in November and December! Filled with reflections, poetry, blessings, practices and recipes Comfort & Joy is a wonderful resource for those wanting to engage the ChristmasContinue reading “Comfort & Joy: Readings & Practice for Advent”

12th Day of Christmas in July & the Preorder Bonus!

Did you know making a preorder on Amazon for your favorite author’s new book is a little like leaving a nice tip for your favorite coffee barista? When you preorder a book on Amazon it helps that book move up in Amazon’s search results.  So, for example, if you preorder Comfort and Joy: Readings andContinue reading “12th Day of Christmas in July & the Preorder Bonus!”

Pause for Reflection

One of the elements each week in our book Comfort and Joy: Readings and Practices for Advent, is a chance to pause and reflect.  Our lives can be busy and it’s easy to get caught up in the swirl of events. For some of us summer offers a slower pace, for others our schedules marchContinue reading “Pause for Reflection”

Don’t take our word for it!

Sherah-Leigh and I are excited about our book release on September 3rd, but you don’t have to take our word for it! “Comfort & Joy is the perfect Advent devotional for busy parents who yearn to experience anew the wonder and joy of Christmas. Through a weekly rhythm of reflections and questions, practices and prayers,Continue reading “Don’t take our word for it!”

Feeling Nostalgic for Christmas?

Christmas morning is a favorite time at our house.  We hang out in our PJ’s, open gifts, and eat a Christmas breakfast together.  I enjoy being with my family without needing to rush off to deliver my son to school or myself to work, and the excitement of opening the long anticipated presents under theContinue reading “Feeling Nostalgic for Christmas?”

Picture Christmas in July!

To celebrate day three of Christmas in July, click on the comments link below and share a favorite summer picture of your own. I’ll go first.  I love celebrating summer by taking some time at the lake!  Those are my toes pictured – after a ride on an innertube, of course.  Ahhhhh, summer.  If ChristmasContinue reading “Picture Christmas in July!”