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http://blog.absolutesocks.com/2012/12/skid-free-socks.html We hang socks from the mantle at Christmas time in hopes that our sock will get magically filled with our favorite candy or some cute little gifts on Christmas morning. Few people hang up real socks, those kind you actually wear on your feet, for Santa to fill these days. But sometimes those real socks that keep the feet …
“One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don’t clean it up too quickly.” ~Andy Rooney Merry Christmas, everybody! I hope you had one of those glorious messes on your living room floor or if not on your floor then you witnessed the mess of Christmas gift opening …
When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things – not the great occasions – give off the greatest glow of happiness. ~Bob Hope I’ve been having a great time sharing forward some of the stories you’ve shared with me about the best and at times, the worst gifts you’ve given or received when you entered my …
“The best of all Christmas gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.“ ~Burton HillisThe Gift of a Happy Family Christmas is almost here for me since we are celebrating our family Christmas early. Some of my family has to travel a ways to get home and so a weekend celebration …
Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas. ~Peg Bracken What makes Christmas such a special time of the year? What stirs up the Christmas spirit in our hearts and makes us want everybody to be happy on Christmas Day? Love is the main reason. God’s love for us that resulted in the …
“We give gifts to remember the best gift we’ll ever receive, Christ. None of the gifts can top that, but we still enjoy being on the look out for something to make our loved ones smile.” ~Kathie When I do a giveaway where I invite you to share stories with me, I’m always so blessed by the comments and stories you …
Millions of gifts will be exchanged this Christmas and while most of them will be greeted with real delight, others will cause little more than stunned silence. Not because the gift is good, but because it’s so bad, words won’t come. It’s the thought that counts as the saying goes, but it is good to know that somebody was thinking! …
“The greatest gift is a portion of yourself.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson I sent out my newsletter last Sunday letting my reading friends know about my Christmas giveaway contest and then I posted it here on Sunday night and the entries are rolling in. For fun, I asked you to share stories of the best or worst gift you have given …
Christmas is not so much about opening our presents as opening our hearts. ~Janice Maeditere It’s December. Already. How does it get here so quickly? It didn’t used to be that way. Do you remember when you were a kid and Christmas Eve seemed like it was three days long? We always had a Christmas dinner and presents at my …
Words “Words are only postage stamps delivering the object for you to unwrap.” ~George Bernard Shaw Since I let Wednesday slip away without posting last night, I’m writing this early on Thanksgiving morning. So of course, it is about being thankful. I have so many blessings to count, that I could write them down all day and then nobody would …