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Elisa Juarez
Dec 24, 20243 min read
Breath of Heaven
Written December 23, 2021 Reposted Dec. 24, 2024 My childhood home was filled with music, especially at Christmastime. I developed an...
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Elisa Juarez
Dec 16, 20243 min read
Gifts, Grace, & Favorite Things
December 16, 2024 December is the month when the trees are most vibrant and stunning around here. I’ve been struck by their brilliance as...
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Elisa Juarez
Nov 19, 20232 min read
The Welcome Table
November 17, 2021 Thanksgiving is a celebration of harvest, heritage, and home. The table is a central gathering place where family and...
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Elisa Juarez
Nov 6, 20233 min read
Creativity & Hope
November 6, 2023 November has landed on our doorsteps with an air of anticipation as the holidays approach and plans begin to take shape....
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Elisa Juarez
Dec 5, 20223 min read
Season of Lights
December 6, 2022 First published in Soul Salsa in 2020 The month of December ushers in a season of lights, festivities, and holy-days....
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Elisa Juarez
Nov 13, 20222 min read
Gathering
November 13, 2022 “Harvest is a joyful time of gathering the produce of the land.” ― Sunday Adelaja As Thanksgiving approaches, I’m...
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Elisa Juarez
Dec 29, 20212 min read
Thief of Joy
Comparison is the thief of joy. --Theodore Roosevelt It’s perfectly natural to feel a let-down after the holidays. We don’t realize how...
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Elisa Juarez
Dec 21, 20212 min read
Cranberry Bliss Bars (Starbuck's copycat recipe)
Recipe by Ashley, Belle of the Kitchen. I found it on her website at https://belleofthekitchen.com Prep time: 15 min. Cook time: 20...
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Elisa Juarez
Dec 19, 20211 min read
Mrs. Dahlman's Swedish Butter Balls
This recipe is a family favorite from my childhood, and now for my girls. One of the simplest recipes I've ever seen, and we make them...
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Elisa Juarez
Dec 17, 20213 min read
New Pathways & Shining Stars
December 17, 2021 “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a...
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Elisa Juarez
Dec 9, 20213 min read
The Gift List
December 9, 2021 Ah, the gift list! What can we give? Where do we find it? What can we make or create? How much will we spend? Time,...
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Elisa Juarez
Dec 1, 20213 min read
Cup of Joy
December 1, 2021 As much as I love holiday festivities, gatherings, and traditions, I had a sense of relief last year when the pandemic...
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Elisa Juarez
Nov 24, 20212 min read
Thanksgiving Treasures
November 24, 2021 Autumn and Thanksgiving hold such treasures that I am always reluctant to let go and move into the next season. I think...
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Elisa Juarez
Nov 4, 20213 min read
Small Bites
November 4, 2021 Don’t you love this season of holiday baking, cooking, and celebrating? It’s cold and rainy here today, and I am...
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