Special Days Archives - Beauty for Ashes

Greatest accomplishment?
Greatest accomplishment?

Parenting, Relationships, Special Days

Greatest accomplishment?

Marion Ueckermann2021-01-19T10:41:47+02:00January 30th, 2015|Categories: Parenting, Relationships, Special Days|Tags: family life, Marion Ueckermann, Mother's Day, parenting, relationships, seasons of life|

On 12th December 2014, we left South Africa for a month’s holiday overseas. In the weeks preceding our departure I was packing, making lists, cleaning, making lists, washing, and making lists . . . I wanted to, no, needed to be prepared. Life’s busy, so I had to give myself sufficient time to ensure nothing [...]

Giving thanks
Giving thanks

Special Days, The Church Year

Giving thanks

Ellie Lofaro2021-01-19T10:48:40+02:00May 21st, 2014|Categories: Special Days, The Church Year|Tags: Ellie Lofaro, giving thanks, gratitude, materialism, Thanksgiving|

Thanksgiving Of all the holidays we celebrate in America, it seems to me that Thanksgiving has been the least adulterated. Oh sure, there are greeting cards and turkey shaped cocktail napkins, but it never really gets much worse than that. Nobody expects presents and there are no make-believe characters that appear and the children don’t [...]