Dear Mrs. Biesemeyer, The Assignment You Gave Your Class This Year Changed My Christmas
This year’s Holiday Hero Award goes to my son, Waylan’s, sixth-grade teacher, Mrs. Biesemeyer. I honestly could not pick her…
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If All You Did Was Show Up This Year, It’s Enough
I usually love sending and receiving Christmas cards, but this year feels different. This year has been a lot. And…
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By Kathryn Andersen If Your Kids Are Your Only Contribution to Holiday Gatherings This Year, That’s Enough
Flour coated my hands and the front of my blue sweatshirt as I carefully smoothed the dough with my rolling…
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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 Krystal Sieben We’re Done Overscheduling Ourselves at Christmas
Is it just me, or were the holidays always so much? This is a serious question. Like, I often wonder,…
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By Angela Williams Glenn You Will Always Be the Magic of Christmas
Watching our small children rejoice in the magic of Christmas brings that magical feeling back to our own hearts. But…
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Grandmas Make Holiday Magic Too
When you’re a child, the holidays come with a sense of magic, but that magic is wrapped up in Santa…
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By Chloe Miller If Grief is Weighing You Down at Christmas, Breathe In Grace
We set up the Christmas tree yesterday, and it was bittersweet as I took out each decoration. Transported back to…
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It’s Okay To Say No This Christmas
There I was, crying my eyes out. Once again, I had found myself isolated from the party. It was another…
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By Her View From Home Please Don’t Let This Be Our Last Christmas Together
It’s officially that magical time of year when everything seems to shine a little brighter. People seem to scowl a…
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By Kris Ann Valdez It’s a Facebook Marketplace Christmas
It’s December, nearing Christmas. Early in the morning before the kids wake, I throw open the lid of the recycle…
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Fall May Be Fading, but My Love for It Remains
I recently found myself lost in thought, pondering things I hope my sons recall from their youth. It may not…
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