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Which Would You Rather Do?
All the kids came home for Christmas–an act of sacrifice and love on their part, an experience of chaos and comedy for everyone involved. Conversations can be hard to follow because so many people are talking all at once. As aunts and uncles interact with nieces and nephews and siblings talk and poke fun at…
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Fa La La La Late Again
I’m really trying to organize the cumulative chaos that exists in our house for the simple reason that more people will be descending upon us in the next few days and will expect a place to sleep. One of the joys of the holidays is when we have the privilege of having everyone home at…
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A Moo Moo Here, A Moo Moo There
I was at the grocery store the other day, and I got to chatting with the young woman at the cash register. She couldn’t have been more than eighteen, and she had a gift for conversation, so she began asking me about Christmas. She could hardly contain her excitement about the festivities and presents. And…
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Small Things
The family is slowly starting to arrive back home for Christmas. My youngest just got home from college, and with her came an increased decibel level that can only be attributed to a soccer player who is used to screaming on a field of play. Between her and the four grandkids, it often sounds like…
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Christmas Brain
I confess. I have Christmas brain. I wasn’t looking to acquire it this year, but there it is. Glitzed up, lit up, over-the-top buy-in of the cultural Christmas norm. All I wanted was the gracious appreciation of the wonder of the season, the “all is calm, all is bright” beauty of the sweet and simple…
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