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A big ol’ bowl of Christmas
There are many Christmas traditions I miss – those familiar happenings that only my dad could have created. He was the biggest kid when it came to Christmas. He would bravely face the busiest malls...
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Brothers will be brothers, and then they make you cry
I wrote this post last year about a very emotional moment created by my nephew during our 2014 Christmas festivities. Well, that emotional little apple did not fall far from the paternal tree. Last...
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The traditions of Christmas
Each year, when my father was still with us, he would phone at 6:00 am to wish me a Merry Christmas and get the day started. This year, I expect the lines from Heaven will be clear again Christmas...
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Christmas, for me, doesn’t feel as magical as it used to when my parents were still alive. My dad was the biggest kid of all and he would happily stroll through malls that were bulging at the seams...
View ArticleMy letter to Santa this year
Dear Santa, I hope this letter finds you well and feeling the joy of the season. I have spent many hours considering what I would like for Christmas this year. I do believe you will find my name on...
View ArticleBoys will be boys and then they make you cry – round 2
He did it to me again. My now 17-year-old nephew has created a Christmas memory that brought me to tears. Three years ago, several months after we lost my mother, and his Nana, I wrote this post...
View ArticleThirty-six days of pure torture
I think of myself as a thoughtful gift-giver. There were a few awkward years with my nephews at Christmas that I ended up giving them gift cards, but they were always gift cards that would get well...
View ArticleHow 5 weeks turned into 27 days
“It’s not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving.” ~ Mother Teresa A few weeks ago, I wrote this post about my friend’s text message regarding the gift he had purchased for me for...
View ArticlePlaying Santa Claus
This is the seventh year I have been running a toy drive at the lodge where I work. It had a humble beginning since it was a new thing for us and, for the first few years, we donated the toys we...
View ArticleEvery now and then, I follow a recipe
Although I was able to attend the gift opening portion(s) of the day, I missed Christmas dinner and the family fun that followed. It seems one of my Christmas traditions is to get sick during the...
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