Fruitcake for the soul
Pour a cup of hot chocolate, turn on the tree, and enjoy some sweet and some nutty Christmas poetry and
Read morePour a cup of hot chocolate, turn on the tree, and enjoy some sweet and some nutty Christmas poetry and
Read moreI may not be your “true love,” but I do have some hope and ho! ho! ho! with cartoons, videos
Read moreI have in my right mitten, direct from my home office in wintry northern Indiana, tonight’s Top Ten Best—and Worst—Christmas
Read moreWe don’t know what Mary was thinking when the angel proclaimed an outrageous proposition. Perhaps . . . “Greetings, you
Read moreWhile most people thrive on the holiday hustle and bustle of parties, crowded malls and family gatherings, we introverts would
Read moreI have in my right mitten, direct from my home office in Corn Borer, Indiana, today’s category: Top ten reasons
Read moreAt the risk of sounding like “The Grinch,” Ebeneezer Scrooge, and Henry Potter all gift-wrapped into one big “Humbug,” I’d
Read moreDirect from my home office in snow-swept Corn Borer, Indiana, I have in my bright red mitten: Top ten signs
Read moreI have in my right mitten, direct from my home office in the frozen wasteland of Corn Borer,Indiana, this month’s
Read moreI’ve been known to name my cars, and even my guitar (“Lois”), but never a Christmas tree—until last year. Christmas
Read moreEven though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive
Read moreThanksgiving 2020 is going to look very different this year. No huge family gatherings. No large crowd at Macy’s Thanksgiving
Read moreLast year—in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic—I posted, “Will Thanksgiving suck like a turkey baster?” Thanks to masks and
Read moreHi, I’m Jim Watkins: author, speaker, and—for my grandkiddos—”Corn Stalker.” (It’s what we do in Corn Borer, Indiana!) Welcome to
Read moreMany churches burn the branches from Palm Sunday of the previous year to use for the current year’s Ash Wednesday.
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