By Emily Donehoo Is This the Last Christmas We’ll Have with You?
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and I hate it. Every twinkling light, every cute decoration, every song,…
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By Krystal Sieben You Made Me Love Christmas
Hi kids, this is a thank you note of sorts . . . I’m about to tell you something strange.…
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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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My Heart Isn’t Ready for You to Stop Believing in Santa
“My friend doesn’t believe in Santa anymore, Mom,” my son said out of the blue the other day. We were…
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By Vicki Bahr The L Is on the Mantel
This holiday season has been a little more exciting, stressful, chaotic, sleepless, and wonderful than any I can remember aside…
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By Samantha Krieger Dear Husband, Thanks for Keeping Me Calm at Christmas
Dear Husband, Thank you for being my constant in this seasonal chaos. I’m riding the roller coaster of emotions this…
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By Ashley Kay Andy Holiday Travel Is Hard but Worth It
You’ve been up since 5:37 a.m. It seemed the baby knew something exciting was about to happen and didn’t want…
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By Christine Weimer To the Single Mother Doing the Work of Two This Holiday Season
To the single mom during the holidays, I’ve thought of you as I bought each gift for my daughter this…
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By Carolyn Moore Say “Alexa, Thank My Driver” and Help Holiday Workers Earn Cash? Done!
The actual air temperature when I woke up yesterday was -14F. It was the kind of morning when the air…
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Moms Are the Real Christmas MVPs
Browsing through shelves of holiday books in the children's section of the library, I am reminded of the CD my…
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Dear Teachers, Thank You for All the Extra Things You Do at Christmastime
Dear teachers, I know this time of year is especially crazy for you. The weeks leading up to winter break…
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The Holidays Won’t Always Be This Hard
It’s not always going to be this way. You won’t always sit at a table with these faces looking…
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