Backstory – I Bought Gifts This story first aired in 2014, before we had a website and blog. It brought more comments than any previous story. Seems I was not the only one with this experience. Feel free to write your comments, after listening to what happened when I gave gifts to the children. Consider […]
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Gifts to Strangers
Most of us look forward to being with family and friends on Christmas Day. You’ll hear folks talking for weeks ahead of time about how they will spend the day. But there are those whose Christmas day will be a repeat of a normal work day. They have pulled the holiday shift and they’ll be […]
Gifts from the Heart
It was the early 1800s and a young couple newly married had lots of love, but very little money. As they face their first Christmas together, he strokes her beautiful, waist length auburn hair and wonders how he can possibly afford a Christmas gift for her that is worthy of all the happiness she has […]
Best Christmas Gift
What’s the BEST Christmas gift you ever received? Think about it. What pops right into your mind? I’ll bet it’s not the most expensive gift you ever got. It’s probably the one most lovingly selected by someone who knows you very, very well and contributes regularly to your happiness. Sometimes, a gift provides an unexpected […]
Books for Christmas
I’ve been thinking about Christmas gifts. Books used to be a favorite gift of mine. The placement of ideas into the mind of another is an awesome gift. And books become more beautiful with time. The treasured, hundred-year- old family bible, now worn and threadbare, could not be more beautiful. The children’s story book with […]
Christmas After Katrina And Sandy
After the tragedy of Katrina, we sent a gift to friends who lost everything and wound up living in a 16-foot FEMA trailer. Among the gifts was a garland of tiny wooden Santas for them to hang around the trailer door. There was no room for any other festive stuff. Turns out the garland was […]