“Maybe we should skip putting up the lights this year,” I told my kids over breakfast. “No way!”…
Our grocery shopping out of the way, I steered the car toward the exit to the parking lot.…
Christmas just isn’t Christmas without sharing a giant chocolate Hershey bar with Mom, I thought wistfully, looking at…
Mom and I looked out at the pine trees lining the snow-covered yard of her new house. I…
Few people know the name Mary Virginia Merrick today, but she’s been making the world a better place…
Christmas Eve service was beautiful. The deep red, velvety poinsettias on the altar, the soft and warm glow…
“Jordan! Julia!” I called, pouring orange juice so fast that it splashed on the table. “Get dressed right…
January 31. I circled the date on my desk calendar at work with a blue felt-tip pen. It…
Joe and I no longer lived in the same state, so we weren’t together for the holidays, but…
There’s way too much to do this time of year! We just got our tree last night, so…
My wife, Arbutis, and I graduated high school in May 1960 and wed that June. We couldn’t wait…
Home at last. I’d spent the morning rushing around my college dorm in preparation for winter break. I…
