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Christmas is wrapped in memories. When you get a few years added on the way I have, you have quite a few Christmases to remember. There was the excitement and anticipation of Christmas Eve when I was a little girl and we would go to open presents at our aunt’s house. She was like a granny to us. Years passed …
Tonight I’ve turned my blog over to Rose Allen McCauley to bring you a little early Christmas spirit. Rose has plenty to give. She is one of the most generous people you are ever likely to meet. She’s been writing for over ten years and has four books out now. Christmas books are her favorites, so she is happy to have …
Do you like Christmas stories? Rose Allen McCauley visited my blog on Sunday and we’re giving a free download of her new book to someone who comments on her guest post or tonight’s post. I’ll draw for the winner Sunday, and so far the odds are very good. Along with Rose’s book, you can win a copy of my Christmas …
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 …
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 …
Figuring out the nesting Santa puzzle Christmas Day is past. The kids came, shared lots of laughter, food and fun and then went home. My daughter and her husband and their two dogs just took off about an hour ago. The snow was only a dusting here so no problem for them to go south. Lots of chores waiting for me. Got …
I like Nativity Sets. I have three. One in minature, one that my daughter gave me several years ago that is fragile, and one that’s made of wood so the grandkids can arrange the figures to their hearts’ content. One of my granddaughters set up the one in the picture. She has all the people, and the animals too, pushing in close …
“A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.” ~Benjamin Franklin This house contains nothing but memories and echoes of what once was. It’s a house in my town that has always been a source of wondering for me. So when the current owners agreed to put the house …
It might be sixty-five degrees outside here in Kentucky, but it is December. Christmas is on the way. And one of the best things about Christmas is the spirit of giving. Gifts, gifts and more gifts. I’m getting on board the gift giving train by having a Christmas giveaway. st prize is a pair of these fun bookends, winner’s choice …
Photo Credit: zoetheband.blogspot.com Christmas – a time of joy and love. It was great of so many of you to share your favorite Christmas memories with me. Some of the stories made me smile. Some brought tears to my eyes. Some echoed my own favorite memories of special Christmases with family. And some spoke of the reason for the season …