holidays – jess leigh hanna

Of Merry Little Christmases and Messy Little Children

"Have yourself a merry little Christmas..." That is my mantra for this season. I want it to be happy and simple. For me, simple is minimal decorating: it took me…

Of Holidays and How Children Age

Thanksgiving weekend went differently than planned. The plan was to host the in-laws and extended siblings. The reality was that all three kids and I were on the beginnings of…

the corkboard with a huge pushpin

Hard-to-Smile Hope

13 Dec 201310 Mar 2021

I love the holiday season. For me, it evokes memories of baking cookies, playing Christmas cassette tapes (*gasp*), putting lights around the house with my dad, decorating the tree...and spending…