We flew to Georgia for Christmas.
Whoever dubbed them “the friendly skies” did not see the look of hostility on the face of the man sitting in seat 4A when three adults, two children, and five carry-on bags filled with assorted toys, snacks, and diapers (most of them clean) collapsed in a sweaty, tired heap across [...]
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Tomorrow, Christmas Eve Day, will find us on an airplane to Georgia, where I grew up. Today, while I’m frantically packing and cleaning and checking off lists, I’ll let Mike Cope do the talking. If you have time, and a kleenex, please read.
Merry Christmas to all, and true peace in every [...]
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We have one perfectly cozy green blanket in our home. His name is Willie Ford. At least, that’s what is stitched along the hem in haphazard capital letters made of pale green embroidery floss. He is warm. He is soft. He is as ugly as it is possible for a blanket to be, but he [...]
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Last night, first graders sang and a window opened into the heart of God.
At a quarter to six, my daughter Katie’s elementary school was a humming beehive of activity, swirling with girls in sparkly dresses and boys with ties askew, running up and down the halls in a reckless, yule-inspired sugar frenzy. Yes, it was [...]
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It’s confession time once again, and this one’s a doozy for a self-proclaimed Christmas Extremist like me. Get ready for it:
I don’t send Christmas cards.
There. I said it. Wow. It feels so good to finally get that out in the open, even knowing that not sending Christmas cards constitutes a guaranteed, one-way trip to Santa’s [...]
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I’ve been tagged by my friend MsMeg to pass on the holiday cheer by answering the following questions:
1) Name three things that you would like to get for Christmas.
an “I (heart) my geek” t-shirt
The Lord of the Rings
world peace (well, either that or “Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion” on DVD)
2) Name three things that [...]
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I love Christmas shopping. Especially on that chaotic, sale-saturated day that strikes terror into the hearts of reluctant, turkey-filled shoppers everywhere, the biggest shopping day of the year, the day that finds sane people safely at home with their doors locked: Black Friday. Maybe it’s my long-buried predatory instincts coming to the fore, but my [...]
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A big thanks for this blog idea goes out to Rose, who wrote to ask me my thoughts on an issue I have been trying very hard not to have any thoughts about. Santa Claus. The Big Guy. Mr. Ho-ho-ho. As a Christian, she wonders, how do I feel about the beloved old elf of [...]
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