A Life-Changing Trip to the Mall
It was less than 48 hours before Christmas, and I was at the mall. For weeks before the big day, Jamie told me, “I don’t want to be at...
Making Christmas Great Again
Adessa and I love to watch Christmas movies. I am a HUGE Christmas guy. One of Adessa’s favorite movies is a Lifetime movie (yes I...
You Can't Control Christmas...But You Can Enjoy It
As we're continuing our journey to vlog through Christmas, we ran into a little snag---I lost my voice from an upper respiratory...
Maintaining Christmas Joy
So last week I posted a video sharing my overwhelming excitement as we were on our way to purchase our first live Christmas tree in over...
What I Learned from a Hallmark Christmas Movie (or Overcoming Christmas Guilt)
It was a cold Friday night and I was snuggled up under a blanket watching a Hallmark Christmas movie. (Yeah, Fridays are wild for this...
Why I'm Thankful This Year
So this year there is a fresh excitement surging through the Holden house. We are excited about Christmas! And I don't mean just a little...
Returning to the Scene of the Crime
Several years had passed….and yet here I was, in the same place, standing in almost the same spot where I’d previously experienced one...
Lost Parts and Missing Pieces
So last week I told you the story of my wrinkled curtains and all of the work that it took to whip those curtains into shape and make...