It's less than a month until Christmas Day. Every year, I go on a trip with my husband's family. His mom, sisters and cousins do Christmas shopping and get a few gifts. As Christmas music played over the speakers in the department store, I stood in line behind a woman who looked to be seventy. It … [Read more...] about HOW TO MAKE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL WITHOUT THE BIG BUDGET
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I Have No Gifts To Bring
My sister Lisa and I concocted a plan when she was eleven, and I was fourteen. Being the older of the two, I should have been setting an excellent example for her. Instead, I was dragging her into my scheme. We had been lounging around the living room waiting for Mom to come home one December day … [Read more...] about I Have No Gifts To Bring
The Night Before Christmas
I could hear thumping and pounding as I woke from my sleep. My eyes were fighting to stay open since it was late at night and I had dozed off. That beautiful time of year had arrived again...Christmas. Our family was getting back on our feet after being homeless for a few months and living in … [Read more...] about The Night Before Christmas