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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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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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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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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Surprise Sunflower for Christmas, and Weeds

by Terra Hangen January 9, 2009
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What is a weed? To me a weed is a plant that grows where it is not wanted. In the right place, at the right time, the humble weed is called a glorious flower. James Russell Lowell wrote in “A Fable for Critics” in 1848, that “A weed is no more than a flower in [...]

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The Last Christmas Gift

by Sharon Patterson December 3, 2008
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I can hardly wait for my two married sons, their wives, and our grandchildren to arrive at the house to join the three of us for Christmas. My third son, Joseph, is almost as anxious as my husband and I. After all, he helped my husband get the tree down from the attic, carried boxes [...]

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Green Christmas Trees

by Terra Hangen December 3, 2008
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Your Christmas tree can be the centerpiece of a green holiday. Combine a living tree that you will plant outdoors with reusable gift bags and energy saving LED Christmas tree lights and your home will have the foundations for a green, environmentally friendly holiday celebration. A fun Christmas tradition is to plant a living Christmas [...]

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Christmas Preparation

by Susan Sikes December 14, 2007

Christmas is the most exciting time of year for me. The feelings are really hard to even put into words. The whole atmosphere of the world seems to change to one of charity. Besides experiencing giving & receiving, this time is filled with memories, the love of Christ, the excitement of children, music, cooking, decorating, shopping, [...]

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Christmas Plants: Holly and Poinsettia

by Terra Hangen November 4, 2007
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Holly berries and cheery red Poinsettias combine to make Christmas gatherings festive. Your home will glow with the joy that these plants add, and they are quick and inexpensive decorative touches. As the holly groweth green and never changeth hue, so I am, ever hath been unto my lady true. —Green Groweth the Holly by [...]

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Christmas and the Loss of a Child

by Anni Welborne December 12, 2006

It was the winter of my discontent in so many ways… For the third time, I had miscarried. Our dream of having children was shattered. We were hopeless. Proverbs says that “a hope deferred makes a heart sick,” and we were truly heartsick. Even though the third miscarriage was in April, my heart entered a [...]

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