by Valorie Quesenberry | Dec 25, 2020 | Bethlehem, Christmas
I looked for an image of the Nativity to accompany a Christmas social media post and all the options displayed on my stock image site were cartoonish, Precious Moments-ish, Willow Tree-esque, unreal. There were no depictions with actual people. And I wondered –...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Dec 5, 2020 | Christmas
The other day I heard Burl Ives belt out his Christmas classic, “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas.” It was the first time for me to hear the homey tune this season, and it usually evokes in me the mental image we traditionally associate with Christmas – warmth, family,...