By Valerie Sawicki-Bellomo My Son Discovered the Truth about Santa—and Found Something Even Better
The other night, while my 7-year-old son was brushing his teeth, he spotted a shiny candy wrapper sticking out of…
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By Maria Lockard To All the Non-Festive Moms: I See You
To all the non-festive moms out there: I see you. It’s hard to find you among a sea of holiday…
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Mom Was the Magic of Christmas
As I've gotten older, I've come to realize my mom was the true magic of Christmas. Throughout my childhood, she…
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By Shannon Whitmore I Just Want One More Christmas
I might have missed my son’s last Christmas with Santa. I was there, and I watched it happen, but it…
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By Hannah Dearth Making Holiday Magic Doesn’t Have to Mean Losing Your Own
In my first years of parenting, I felt a mix of excitement and overwhelm surrounding the holidays. Are these the…
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By Carole Hawkins Here’s to the Mismatched Christmas Trees
At first glance, this decorated Christmas Tree is a type A person’s nightmare. Its ornaments are mismatched, and the branches…
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By Vicki Bahr The Angel with Yellow Cotton Candy Hair
It was Christmas Eve of 1973, and we had welcomed our first child just days before, walking gingerly through foot-high…
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By Jilliana Dickerson Christmas Was the Way My Mother Made it Magical
Being an overly enthusiastic child, I relished the holiday season. I grew up in sunny California, so our winters were…
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By Jenny Albers A Mom Makes Christmas Special in All the Ways You Can’t See
For a mom, the Christmas season can be a lot of work. She plans. She shops. She cooks. She bakes.…
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By Amy Keyes I Love Christmas but I Don’t Celebrate It
I love Christmas. The twinkling lights. The smell of pine trees. The glow of a special kind of joy that…
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Money Is Tight This Year, but Christmas Magic Is Still Plentiful
When you can’t buy the holiday magic, you build it Somehow, it seems like we blinked and the holidays are…
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By Her View From Home When You Just Don’t Feel Like Christmas
It's hard to admit, but some years I have to force myself to decorate for Christmas. Some years the lights…
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