Christmas

Christmas Poems

by Jan Lutz December 9, 2010
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Advent Candles May Advent candles Light the way To Bethlehem’s manger Where the Christ Child lay. As we celebrate His birth— The One who came To bring PEACE ON EARTH.   What Is Your Name? What is Your name, little Child in the manger, Come to earth as one of us? What is Your name, [...]

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Christmas Gifts for Gardeners

by Terra Hangen December 4, 2010
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Gardeners are often easy to shop for since there are many Christmas gifts your gardener will love. Oilcloth Tool Organizer I found a brightly decorated floral oilcloth garden tool organizer that wraps around a five gallon bucket (you supply the bucket). The cheery and easy to clean organizer has 24 pockets for tools, seeds and [...]

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Gift Return

by Christine Prueher December 3, 2010
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Mrs. Iverson knew how to work a room. Whenever the class became unruly, she would summon us into a circle and pound out Farmer in the Dell on the piano. In a warbling voice, with feet barely touching the pedals on the piano, she would belt out the song to the best of her ability. [...]

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Expecting

by Mary C. Catterton December 3, 2010
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Which one is it? Anxiously I inspected each present that had a gift tag bearing my name, considering the size and weight, shaking and listening for clues. It can’t be any of these. My heart sank. My parents were masters at the art of surprise, especially at Christmas. I had carefully investigated every gaily-wrapped box, [...]

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Eggnog Pumpkin Pie & Sugared Cranberries

by Leah Robbins November 15, 2010
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One of the best parts of being an adult is realizing all those foods you wouldn’t try as a kid actually taste good! For me, that was pumpkin pie. Try this easy recipe to mix things up a little on the dessert table: Eggnog Pumpkin Pie 1 can (15 oz.) solid pack pumpkin 1-1/4 cups [...]

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Holiday Dressing

by Jill Swanson November 11, 2010

Dear Jill: It’s that festive time of the year again, and just the thought of it makes me start stressing about the dressing—and I’m not talking turkey here. I want to look nice without spending a fortune, can you help? Dear Festive, Here’s a fresh, inexpensive approach to holiday style: I call it the magic [...]

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You Can Stay Fit During Christmas!

by Laurette Willis December 14, 2009

I am the bread of life. —John 6:48 Those words really put holiday overindulgence into perspective don’t they? Perhaps the overindulgence we could enter into this Christmas is filling up on the “bread of life” instead of the bread of this world—after all, Jesus was placed in a manger (a feeding trough!) as a baby. [...]

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Over the River And Through The Woods

by Karen Robbins December 9, 2009

This year instead of spending Thanksgiving with my husband’s family’s annual gathering of around 30 people, we found ourselves out in Seattle welcoming our newest granddaughter. Since it was a small gathering of four adults and three kids (one who was only going to “taste” what Mommy consumed) we got a small turkey and stuffed [...]

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10 Ways to Market Your Business This Holiday Season

by Jill Hart December 8, 2009
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The holidays are upon us. For most business owners that means an increase in sales—or at least it used to. In today’s frustrating economy, small and large businesses alike are facing record lows when it comes to sales. Even those in the service industry are seeing less and less clients. So what’s the answer? How [...]

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Lilly and Stinky

by Christine Prueher December 3, 2009
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On this cold Minnesota morning I see two black forms curled up with their noses tucked securely under their tails. Their favorite napping places are on the two recliners in the living room. Sometimes during the frigid early hours they wrap themselves closely together on one chair, but not today. They have their own spaces [...]

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Mistletoe at Christmas

by Terra Hangen November 9, 2009
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Kissing under the mistletoe is a light-hearted part of many Christmas holiday celebrations, with some people looking forward to kisses and some folks zealously avoiding being caught under the mistletoe and kissed. The people of England were the first to adopt the mistletoe as a Christmas decoration in their homes. In the early days a [...]

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