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Christmas is wrapped in memories. When you get a few years added on the way I have, you have quite a few Christmases to remember. There was the excitement and anticipation of Christmas Eve when I was a little girl and we would go to open presents at our aunt’s house. She was like a granny to us. Years passed …
We had our Christmas program at our little church tonight. First we had a Candlelight service, one of my favorite services of the year, but I missed half the service because I couldn’t leave Mom’s until my sister came. But I did get to see the kids act out the first Christmas with a little help from some of the …
T The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. ~Burton Hillis Sometimes I have a good idea and having readers share favorite Christmas memories with me was a very good idea. I have enjoyed the stories so much as I read about the things and events that …
A ribbon memory Christmas is a time for memories. A time when so many memories are made. Sometimes it’s the little things we remember with the most affection. I had a very dear aunt who always made Christmases and birthdays special for me and my sisters. She never married or had children of her own, so she spend a lot …
Grandbaby opening a first year present In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. ~Kahlil Girbran I’m still getting entries in my Christmas giveaway where people are sharing favorite memories. In so many of the shared memories, love echoes …
“When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things – not the great occasions – give off the greatest glow of happiness.” ~Bob Hope I put this quote in my newsletter last week and then because Christmas is for giving, I threw open a giveaway opportunity to all my reading friends. One of the ways to get your name in a …
Christmas is coming and that means sending out greetings to friends. I sent out my Merry Christmas newslettter last week. Of course I had a picture of the grandkids and of course, I threw out a new giveaway. Well, four chances to win. Last year I asked readers to tell me their favorite Christmas gift to make them eligible for …
~The holiday season is such a great time for families to get together and share stories – some old and heard dozens of times and some others new and never heard before. Here my little granddaughter is sharing one of the never heard before stories. She’s been making up stories since before she was two, so maybe someday she’ll be …
Well, the Christmas tree is up. And decorated. A few of the lights don’t work, but if you squint your eyes a little, you don’t notice it much. It’s one of those trees where the lights are already wrapped around the branches. That’s great, but whoever decided to put the kind of light strands on it where if one bulb …
Here it is Wednesday night again and I’m getting the pleasure of sending a few words out to my friends. Hi, everybody. By the way, I’m still tripping over that box of tree ornaments, but I’ll drag that tree up from the basement this weekend for sure. I admire people who put up multiple trees. One of my daughters-in-law puts …