By Melanie Forstall Creating Christmas Magic for My Kids is Worth Every Bit of the Hassle
The magic of Christmas is always alive for those who believe. While this may be my life’s eternal motto, I’m…
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By Her View From Home Merry Christmas! The Santa of Your ’90s Childhood is Coming To Disney+
When I was a kid, there were certain VHS tapes (remember those?!) forbidden to be recorded over (remember how you…
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By Abby Chase Yes My Child, There is a Santa
I recently had a conversation with a friend about my 9-year-old who has become increasingly inquisitive about the existence of…
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By Genny Rietze We Don’t Buy Christmas Presents For Our Kids Anymore—And I’m Not Sorry
"We aren't getting the kids gifts this year." I'm on the phone with my mother-in-law, and she is silent. Now…
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By Jill Windham No One Prepares You For the First Christmas Your Last Baby Doesn’t Believe Anymore
No one prepares you for the first Christmas your last baby doesn’t believe anymore. You’ll look at the elves and…
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By Hillary Ibarra My Kids Still Believe in Santa and So Do I
The tree lights flashed in our darkened living room that Christmas Eve night, creating transient shadows on the walls. The…
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By Laura Hanby Hudgens Santa Claus IS Real: How Saint Nicholas Points Us To Jesus
I am a grown woman with grown and almost-grown children, and I still remember the absolute thrill of waking up…
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By Aliette Silva Can I Keep You This Way Forever?
Can I keep you this way forever? Entangled in the beauty of your imagination. With your eyes open to everything…
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By Pri Walker You’ll Outgrow Your Belief in Santa, But Don’t Ever Outgrow Your Trust in Jesus
I’m not ready for you to stop believing in Santa. You came home the other day telling me you had…
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By His View From Home Fra-Gee-Lay! Santa, Please Tell My Wife I Need This Leg Lamp
There I was, scrolling through Amazon last night looking through stuff I can't afford to buy when BAM! There it…
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By Brynn Burger Our Kids Know the Truth About Santa, and Christmas is Still Magical
We told our kids the truth about Santa this year. They are seven and nearly three. Put down your torch…
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The Lies Parents Tell: Why I’m Ready to Break Up with the Magic of Childhood
If you see me running through the town, screaming in the dead of the night, it will hands-down be from…
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