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Well, friends, here we are at the end of another year! The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is upon us, and soon we will flip the calendar over to 2022. As each month passed in 2021, we all experienced the ups and downs of “normal” life.  Every day unfolds with surprises amid the routine. The ordinary is punctuated by the extraordinary and the unexpected.  A text message, phone call, or a letter in the mailbox can change the entire trajectory of our day, can’t it?   We can lay out the best of plans, and sometimes circumstances fall right...

October...the month of cool evenings, crisp leaves, pumpkin-everything, and harvest celebrations! It is also the month of Halloween. Neighborhood yards, homes, and businesses are transformed into frightfully “festive” scenes of ghoulish gatherings and scary creatures. Events such as haunted houses, fright nights, and costume parties fill the calendar.For Christians, this season of “festive fear” can sometimes feel like a “celebration” of spiritual darkness. The purpose of this post is not to debate Halloween, but rather to consider fear, and how it creeps into our life, and how to dispel fear from a point of faith. Opportunities abound during this season...

Be•YOU•tiful Style At Home Last month we talked about developing your personal wardrobe style, and wasn’t that fun?  This month, we are going to dive into recognizing your own beautiful, personal style in your home. One of our missions at Evilena’s Red Dresser is to help people during times of transition.  Moving into a new living space is certainly a transitional time! You may find yourself in the midst of downsizing, relocating, or repurposing rooms in your home as children grow up and move into their own season of transition.  Perhaps an elderly parent is moving into your home, or...

Do you know how Evilena’s Red Dresser came to be?  Well, pull up a cozy chair, pour a warm cup of tea, and enjoy the inspiring story of Evilena’s Red Dresser! Once upon a time, not so very long ago, in a not-so-very-far-away land of Frankfort, Illinois, there lived a nurse named Jan who had a desire and a dream of helping others. She had already been actively serving others through her job as a nurse for 30 years, but she wanted to do more.  Her interest led her to take some business and marketing classes at a locaI college....