Today is the shortest day of the year. Today is the longest night of the year. Just typing the words makes my bones hurt and my heart heavy. Today I feel like I have a number of people in my life who are experiencing a stripping down, a confussion, a “dark night of the soul”. [...]
Category Archives: Special Days (Holidays)
Pumpkin Pie Made With Fresh Pumpkin
Ok, I know you’re suppose to post pumpkin pie recipes BEFORE Thanksgiving, but I feel like breaking the rules and posting these now. Besides, I like this pumpkin pie so much I think it should be enjoyed throughout the fall and winter and not just at Thanksgiving. The trick to this pumpkin pie is to [...]
All Saints Day
Today is All Saints Day, a day when we are called to remember all the saints, known and unknown, who have gone before us. Honestly All Saints Day has never meant much to me in the past. It was just the day after Halloween and I didn’t think much about it. But, this morning as [...]
4th of July: Random Thoughts from an American Expat
My husband and I have lived in Prague for three and a half years now. I have lived in Prague longer than I have lived anywhere else since High School. We love living in Prague, but there are plenty of things we love about America too. Living in a foreign country has given me a [...]
Beth Stedman. wife. mommy. daughter. friend. homemaker. sinner. believer. writer. cook. dreamer. artist. yogi. photographer. expat.