Happy New Year! Already six days into 2016. Who knows what moments of joy, refining, growth, and discovery await, but one thing is for sure it will be unexpected and an adventure. Perhaps you have made a resolution to mark the start of the New Year? Letter writing challenge for 2016 My friend Michelle Houts, […]
from me to you
Dear friends, The magical hour of Christmas is upon us. I wish you a wonderful Christmas and may you feel the peace and wonder of His birth this holiday season. Thank you for visiting ritewhileucan this year. I look forward to seeing you in 2016. May your mail box be full this Christmas! Warmly, Barb […]
time to wrap it up
Paper with personality I have a thing for wrapping. Anyone who knows me will tell you I’m headed down the slippery slope of insanity on this one, but what can I do? I love seeing what paper ideas I can come up with that are beautiful, yet just a bit different. Ideas that have a […]
War doesn’t stop for Christmas
At Christmas time we think nothing of that simple, short jaunt to the mailbox. How drastically different things were when many in our country were overseas during the war. Join me, as author Elinor Florence shares stories about Christmas mail during war time. In November 1943, to help alleviate the Christmas rush, Ottawa high school students served as volunteers sorting mail. (Photo Credit: National Film Board). ******* Away from home for multiple Christmases […]