One of my four favorite seasons each year is winter. (Yes, for various reasons, I love each one.) I’ve seen them all from South Carolina to western, mountainous and eastern North Carolina; some Southern states get hit with hurricanes more often than the rest of the South. But other parts of the South get hit … More Winter Beauty
First verse of Silver Bells Composers: Ray Evans and Jay Livingston “Christmas makes you feel emotionalIt may bring parties or thoughts devotionalWhatever happens, or whatever may beHere is what Christmas time means to me.” My childhood memories of Christmas were about times of happiness, church and celebration of Jesus’s birth, family, food, and of course … More Christmas Memories
This wooden manger puzzle holds many Christmas memories for me. The distinctive pieces fit only a certain way into the wooden box made to resemble a shed. My husband and I bought it and two more just like it at a Christmas Craft Show in our home town, Greenville, SC, well over thirty years ago. … More A Manger of Memories
It’s Christmas time. The season when we are focused on giving gifts to all of those who are important in our lives. But do we ever stop to examine our feelings about gift giving or even about how we feel about receiving presents? What emotions or memories are stirred from the past by the Christmas … More Christmas Gift-Giving
There is one country which celebrates Christmas from the first of September to January 6th, the day of the Epiphany (or the Three Kings). The Filipinos hold this record breaking status. There, instead of saying Merry Christmas, they say, “Maligayang Pasko.” And with door-to-door candy collecting, firecrackers and holiday lights, this holiday feels like the … More Guess Which Country Has 4 Months of Christmas!
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