Christmas Begins When the song of the angels is stilled, when the star in the sky is gone, when the kings and princes are home, when the shepherds are back with the flocks, then the work of Christmas begins: to find the lost, to heal those broken in spirit, to feed the hungry, to release [...]
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If you haven’t been there yet, check out the Norad site, which uses satelite to capture pictures of Santa as he travels on Christmas Eve. You can check him each hour, (don’t forget to hit the refresh button) and see him as he travels to China, Russia, England, New York and makes it back to [...]
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The Winter Solstice happened early this morning at 00:22 Universal Time on December 21, 2006. It happens the same time for everyone, although our clocks say different things. The solstice is unique among days of the year — the time of the longest night and the shortest day. The dark triumphs but only briefly. For [...]
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Now, you’re probably going to think this is from one of those sappy Christmas movies, but this really did happen. Just as I was finishing up my previous post about missing my Mom’s cookies, a car drove up in the dark. Someone knocked on the door, and ran away. At my doorstep, was a plate [...]
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Missing my Mom’s Cookies It’s the handwriting that does it. As you read it, somehow they become real again, and you tell yourself there’s no way someone so real could be gone. I’m doing much better than last year. I think it was right before Thanksgiving when I saw the end caps at the grocery [...]
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Other than the most obvious answer, “I don’t hide the presents, Santa does,” I received quite a few helpful suggestions. Here they are: “Cover the wrapped gifts with towels or newspapers.” “Place them on a high shelf in a linen closet.” “Store them under the bathroom or kitchen sink, or in the laundry room.” “I [...]
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It must be Christmas! They found a stash of presents I hid in the garage. I’d like to know where you hide presents. Just click on the “comments” and let me know.
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I’ve always wanted a tree in my kitchen. I had hoped to decorate it with cookie cutters, but alas, the boys have different plans. I made four batches of cookie dough. None of them are baked yet — but I have the dough ready. I’m loving those chocolate chip mint chips. The pretty minty green [...]
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