Category: Christmas

• Christmas Blessings

  Christmas cheer goes a long way, especially when unpacking from a trip the day before Christmas. While off on a magical vacation this past week I received equally exciting news: Fortitude is an official nominee for the Whitney Awards! Finalists will be announced in February, so if there is any more Whitney Awards news to […]

  Carrie Dalby

  December 24, 2015

  blogging, Christmas, FORTITUDE, LIFE, publishing, READING, reviews, VACATION, WRITING

• The Chill in the Air

  Christmas is about stories. The stories you make into memories with friends and family, those you read in scriptures to highlight the reason for the season, and the sometimes funny or heartwarming tales of winter that can be found in books of all sizes. Rather than focusing on presents, for the weeks leading up to […]

  Carrie Dalby

  December 10, 2014

  childhood, children, Christmas, DECORATING, family, friends, HOLIDAYS, inspiration, kids, LIFE, memories, parenting, READING, trees

• Read On

  Christmas equaled reading time in these parts. A princess with pneumonia, not to mention other family members—including myself—with assorted head colds/congestion, set things up for a low-key Yuletide. Because of this, I was able to do something I haven’t done in a while: read a book in a day. Actually, I finished one book and […]

  Carrie Dalby

  December 30, 2013

  books, Boston, children, Christmas, family, goals, historical, Jennifer L. Holm, kids, library, literature, New Year, READING, winter

• 2012: The Year of Firsts

  It’s been an eventful year. High and low points abound but this time around, I’m thinking firsts. Several of my firsts happened while in New York City this spring including: Taxi ride (No, I’d never been in a taxi cab!) Train trip (Full size, not a Thomas the Tank Engine ride along.) Subway experience Broadway […]

  Carrie Dalby

  December 23, 2012

  BLOGS, Christmas, church, CORRODED, critique groups, family, Firsts, friends, inspiration, Joyce Sterling Scarbrough, kindred spirits, Laurie Halse Anderson, LIFE, literature, memories, Morristown, MUSIC, New Year, NJ, novels, NYC, READING, Stephanie Lawton, Tamra Torero, VACATION

• As the Year Closes

  If you’re a long-time reader, you might remember how I handle my goals. If not, check here. In light of recent events, I’ve been introspective today. This year has been full of high and low points, successes and failures, but I know I’m better off emotionally and spiritually. So, rather than pick apart everything I […]

  Carrie Dalby

  December 14, 2012

  birthday, blog, Christmas, CURRENT EVENTS, FORTITUDE, goals, HOLIDAYS, inspiration, kids, LIFE, memories, New Year, winter