Sometimes Christmas is Hard
Sometimes Christmas is hard. It’s hard when you are missing someone at the dinner table or waiting for someone to walk through that door who will…
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Hospital Room Duet of O Holy Night Proves Nurses Truly Are Angels
The holidays are a beautiful time, but there are many this season who are fighting their greatest battles while the rest of us are celebrating with…
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How Are the Holidays in Heaven?
An empty chair. One fewer place to set. One fewer present to buy. No matter how many years have passed, the holidays are a painful reminder you…
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Dear Mom, Everything I Do To Make Christmas Magical For My Kids is Because You Made it Magical For Me First
Hi Mom, They say that the holidays are even more special as you experience them through the eyes of your children. I wonder if that’s why you did…
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Grab the Tissues: This Nostalgic Publix Commercial Will Take You Right Back to the Magic of Christmas Morning
They say our kids won’t remember what presents they got. That instead they’ll remember the smells of Christmas morning—freshly perked…
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My Nightmare Before Christmas Took Place in a Cardboard Box
“All the Christmas ornaments are destroyed,” my husband Greg said one Saturday this fall. “What?” I glared at him like he was crazy, because…
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The Holidays Are Hard For Kids, Too
The holidays are in full swing, and so are the moods of my littles. As I carry my flailing son surfboard-style up the stairs to take a nap he is…
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This Christmas, Our Family is Going Stress-Free
For years, on Christmas morning, my little brother and I woke up before the sun and sat excitedly at the top of our staircase waiting for our dad to…
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If Your Heart is Hurting This Christmas
Maybe this is your first Christmas since you’ve lost a parent. Maybe someone close to you is sick, dying or struggling with substance abuse. Maybe…
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Let Their Grandparents Spoil Them This Christmas
Red and green wrapping paper covers family room floors of spoiled children on Christmas Eve and morning. The parents get out screwdrivers to open the…
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