Holiday Celebrations

By Aubrey HillisLove...Ady dress, $98; Michael Kors shoes, $60 available at Nordstrom Rack BaubleBar earrings, $13 available at Target.It's no surprise that we love the current trends here at Today's Woman. From crushed velvet to embroidered shoes, we have found some simple inspirations for those upcoming holiday parties!Find the look that inspires you. Tweet at us or tag us on Instagram with your favorite velvet pieces this holiday season using #TWNVelvetCrush for your chance to be featured in our upcoming magazine!Madison & Berkley dress, $30; Franco Sarto ballet flats, $50. All items available at Nordstrom Rack.Photos by Melissa Donald Spirit of Grace [...]

By Julie E. RichardsonPhoto by Steinar Engeland on UnsplashI was scared of the dark as a child. The sense of unknowing that came with a dark room was too much for my little heart. I’d peek in my closet for monsters; look under my bed for ghouls. I still lay awake sometimes listening for the things that go bump in the night. Only now it isn’t the creatures of a 9-year-old’s active imagination that dart through my subconscious — it’s the real ghosts of living.Heartache. Loss. Betrayal. Failure. Disappointment.We don’t get to multiple decades of living without acquiring [...]