Wrapping Up the Year with Love, Hope, and New Beginnings

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills As we celebrate the magic of Christmas and look ahead to a new year, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for your support throughout this year. In this season of celebration, may love, joy, peace, and hope wrap you in a warm embrace. I pray that you see the light of …

12 Ways to Give a Gift of the Heart

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Love anchors Christmas into the hearts of all those who celebrate Peace on Earth Good Will to Men. The older we become, the more we enjoy gift-giving. We want our loved ones to receive the perfect item, one they will remember and treasure. We also want to remember those less fortunate—the people we may never meet. …

What Are the Twelve Days of Christmas?

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills For years, I thought the English Christmas carol, “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” was about a girl with an incredibly long Christmas list, expecting her boyfriend or husband to gift her all those items. Turns out, I was mistaken! The twelve days of Christmas instead refers to the period between December 25 and January 6. This …

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The Perfect Holiday Escape

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills The holiday season is upon us, and there’s no better time to escape into a heartwarming story filled with love, hope, and new beginnings. In my latest release, SNOWFLAKES & SECOND CHANCES – A Heartwarming Contemporary Christmas Novelette, I invite you to join Sophie and her journey of rediscovering the magic of Christmas and the power …

Staying Sensitive During the Holidays

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Most people speed through the holidays with excitement and enthusiasm. They enjoy the many gatherings alongside family and friends, while some people sink into a well of depression. They feel alone and abandoned. Staying sensitive to the needs of others enables us to bless those who are emotionally and physically suffering. A friend said it best, …

National Day of Giving

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is National Day of Giving for many charities in the USA and the world. Perhaps you refer to the day as Giving Hope Day, Celebrate Generosity Day, or Day of Giving. In the USA, we’ve just celebrated a feast of thankfulness for God’s blessings. We pray for God to smile on us …

My Christmas Gift To You – The Ornament Maker

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills It’s never too late to get into the Christmas spirit. THE ORNAMENT MAKER is a FREE PDF download. A Christmas Short Story written just for you this season. Journey with me to an old German village and rediscover the miracle of Christmas.           CLICK THIS FOR FREE PDF DOWNLOAD OF CHRISTMAS SHORT …

Six Tips for a Holly, Jolly and Healthy Christmas

By DiAnnMills @DiAnnMills Guest post by Ginny Dent Brant The one thing I dread about the holiday season is the unending temptations that dance around me for almost a month. It’s hard to say no. By the time the holidays are over, added pounds are weighing me down. My blood sugar tanks, depression sets in, and I don’t feel well. …

Christmas Stories to Warm the Soul

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Every year we read Christmas stories that warm our souls and sometimes in between. These tales are precious to many of us. They spark the Christmas spirit in big and small ways, and if you look closely, you can find Jesus in all of them with peace on earth, and goodwill to men. This week I’d …

How to Wrap Gifts on a Budget

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Wrapping Christmas gifts can break our budget, especially when we want to give the best presents possible to friends and loved ones. The following are a few inexpensive and creative ways to showcase gifts, ones that create the wow factor while staying within our means. Buy in Bulk Online bulk options to buy wrapping supplies equates …