by Kiri Kritzinger
“Christmas is a time of togetherness.” That quote is what I have always heard when it comes to Christmastime. I don’t disagree with this, but I wonder if there is more to the story. There are many things about Christmas I love. I love listening to Mariah Carey’s “All...
by Eric Smith
I always loved Christmas because of the presents! Like any kid, I would wake up early and sneak around shaking each gift, seeing if Santa (my parents) had gotten me what I wanted. But one day, when I was 8 or 9 years old, my mentality began to shift. We always spent...
by Jason Decena
My riddles guide with frosty rhyme, To find the presents, one at a time. So listen closely, children dear, My whispers fill the atmosphere. Unravel riddles, solve the quest, And find the gifts, put to the test! When I was a kid, I always looked forward to Christmas...
by David A. Pendleton
One of my earliest Christmas memories is of watching the film It’s a Wonderful Life directed by Frank Capra and starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. It was in black and white, and we would sometimes have to adjust the rabbit ears on our television to watch it with...
by Germeen Fargo
Growing up, my perception was that God is distant. God was not involved in my day-to-day affairs. God was simply the God who lived up in heaven and looked down on humanity to record our good deeds and wrongdoings. With this view in mind, a big portion of my day was...
by Beth McCalla
Gifts come in all sizes – little gifts, large gifts, medium-size, and every size in-between. No matter how young or how old you are, receiving gifts is a pleasurable thing. We learn to expect gifts early in life – birthday gifts, gifts when relatives come,...
