CHRISTMAS FROM THE HEART • 2026 HOLIDAY MOVIE REVIEWSMy rating: 75/100 | Hallmark Channel | Premiered October 17, 2026Note: The review contains a clearly marked spoiler section about Darlene’s story. I’ll begin with a confession: I’m not a football fan! Yet I’ve now watched all three of Hallmark’s NFL-themed Holiday Touchdown Christmas movies, and I find the idea interesting. These […]

My rating: 90/100 — Highly recommended  |  Spoiler-free reviewThere’s something special about settling in for the first Christmas movie of the season. This year, I’m also returning to something I’ve loved for a long time: writing about entertainment, celebrating meaningful stories, and connecting with the people who bring them to life. Much of my work lately has taken place behind […]

Karen Schaler is a true Christmas cupid of the literary world, crafting tales that not only capture the magic of the holiday season but also warm the hearts of her readers with tales of love and romance. Like a skilled matchmaker, she weaves together the perfect blend of holiday cheer, humor, and heart to create literary love stories that leave […]

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Back in the day, I would have said after-Christmas shopping! We used to hit the stores early and scour the shelves for all the deals. We would buy Christmas decor, gifts, clothes, and so much more! My mom did go to Walmart today, but in the end, it is just not what it used to be. My favorite thing to […]

Today I am featuring my very own Christmas acrostic! And it’s all based on gratitude. Here we go. C is for cats. I love our cats in this house. We only have six, but at one point, we had nineteen! Yes, we rescued feral cats and got them all “fixed” eventually. But it was not an easy process, but so […]

This one is not easy for me because our Christmas Eves change from year to year. I don’t think we really have traditions that remain from year-to-year. Except putting out milk and cookies for Santa! Yes, we do it every year! When my daughter was younger, it was something that she enjoyed doing. She still likes doing it for fun, […]

I have learned not to make plans for too far in the future, and when one speaks of hopes, I can only hope the person does not mean some kind of ethereal hope that is nothing but apple-pie-in-the-sky.  I have visions, dreams, and more for the future, and I have declared various things that I am convinced will happen. But […]

This is another challenging one for me because I am not the same person I have been for the past forty years or so of my life. In the past, I would have said hot chocolate, eggnog, Christmas punch, apple cider, and a whole host of other sugary Christmas drinks. But those don’t appeal to me the way they used […]

I am pleased to say that I no longer need to travel for the holidays and haven’t for many years. It is one of the perks of living with my parents. However, back in the day, I traveled almost every year for the holidays! Whether I was in school in Florida, teaching in Florida or Texas, it made no difference. […]