Ringing the Salvation Army bell at Christmas has been a favorite pastime for our family. Seeing the generosity of people as they walk into the store is amazing. Some give, some do not. Some drop money in on the way in, some on the way out. Some announce their giving, […]
A few years ago, I bought Christmas Hams for my neighbors and delivered them. Nothing says Merry Christmas like a spiral-cut, honey-glazed, bone-out ham. All were very appreciative, but one was very confused. He could not understand why I would do that. I had never met him and he even […]
I love Christmas songs! Those nostalgic tunes fill the radio stations and my head for about a month each year. I even find myself humming and singing them throughout the day. Does anyone else find it sad when the radio stations go from playing nothing but Christmas songs to zero […]
Nothing says “Jesus isn’t in this” more than the Black Friday fight I witnessed several years ago. For the life of me I cannot remember what the two ladies were fighting over, but I’m sure it wasn’t worth the time they spent in jail. I don’t know if you’ve ever […]
On our first Christmas together in the first house we bought was special, so I decided to put up Christmas lights on the house. As I was up on the housetop clicking lights together, something instantly got my attention. My neighbor started chasing her husband around the yard with a […]
My wife and kids accompany her sister and son every year on what they call, “The mandatory tour of lights”. They pile up in one car and go see the local Christmas lights, whether they want to or not. Sounds fun, right? I would go, but there’s no room in […]
The nativity scene is iconic Christmas! While I’m sure the magi, angel, shepherds, and animals didn’t strike a perfect evenly spaced pose around Joseph, Mary, and Jesus like what is depicted in most nativity scenes, it reminds us of all the biblical stories of Christmas. I’ve always struggled which side […]
When my wife was a kid, she got an Easy-Bake oven for Christmas. I want to say her mom got one as a little girl for Christmas as well. We got our youngest daughter one for Christmas a few years ago and Abby Harrison gave Sara Lee and Betty Crocker […]
I love the snow, what about you? I’m not talking about a blizzard or sleet, but that perfect snow…the kind that actually sticks to the ground and rolls up to make a snowman. Living in Arkansas, I haven’t been in a perfect snow very many times. I do remember a […]
Last Christmas, I surprised my wife with a vacation to Hawaii for our 20th anniversary. We have never been on a tropical vacation together, not even a cruise. We got married after I graduated college and all we could afford at that time was a three day trip to Branson […]
