I really enjoy gift-giving. The excitement you feel when you purchase what you know is going to be […]
Christmas
He sat there in the booth with his head buried in his hands. Something was wrong. His fried […]
“And it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man […]
Well, it’s Christmas time which means one thing; making lists! Whether you are a 7 year-old scrutinizing over […]
The white metal hospital bed looked out of place in the cozy lakeside home. The old man was skin […]
Many of us will see and have a lot less this holiday season. I’m not advocating that you […]
So, it is over. The big day has finally come and gone. All the preparation, all the work, all the decorations and festivities have been exhausted. What are we left with? An overflowing trash heap with empty amazon boxes and the remnants of wrapping paper. We have the memories, of course, memories of the kids unwrapping the presents and the smiles and the fun of sitting around in our PJ’s and just spending some time with the family. We have eaten more than our share of deserts and Christmas goodies.
There’s a phrase that has appeared in Christmas lights upon homes across America, maybe even the world, during the Time of Christmas atleast since I was a child. “Jesus is the Reason for the Season.” When I was younger, I always thought it was cool to see these words glittering in the many windows we passed by during the Christmas light tour my family would venture out on every year.
Somehow A Charlie Brown Christmas still hits home. After watching it for the 5 millionth time I realized I was Charlie Brown! I used to enjoy the popular Christmas special’s take on the commercialization of Christmas. Amazingly, the same complaints of Charlie Brown’s gang ring true today. “It’s too commercial,” we still cry. In fact, this was one of the complaints of the puritans in the 17th century causing them to ban Christmas celebrations in favor of working on the holiday.
Just this morning, he heard something terrible. Life changing. Sickening. The path that he had focused so steadily […]