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Stocking stuffers are great! My kids love getting those little extra gifts at Christmas. As they have grown older, these are usually items they are surprised to receive since they pick out most everything else. Each of our family members has a large stocking with their name or first initial on it. One day when…
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Every year, our family sponsors a couple of local foster kids for Christmas. Not only is taking care of orphans biblical (James 1:27), loving on them in their distress and time of need helps teach my kids to count their blessings. We have donated luggage so foster kids don’t have to travel from home to…
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A few years ago, a Christmas tradition started called “The Elf on the Shelf” where an elf doll “magically” moves from place to place usually at night throughout one’s home leading up to Christmas. I’ve seen some creative photos of elves on shelves, fireplaces, and just about everything else. My personal favorite picture of our…
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“Abby, what was your favorite Christmas present of all time?” That was the question I had for my middle daughter as she walked through the living room one night. With no hesitation, she said, “My Barbie Dreamhouse!” Instantly, vivid memories flooded my mind of shopping for the Barbie Dreamhouse, purchasing the huge toy, and assembling…
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My kids have a Christmas tradition with their grandmother (Gran) that they look forward to every year. They make Christmas sugar cookies from scratch and decorate them with colored icing and sprinkles. Sugar cookies are the best when they are still warm and fresh out of the oven…can I get an amen? When my kids…
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Ever since we’ve had kids, we’ve had their picture taken with Santa. For some, it’s nonsense. Some even consider it paganism and blasphemy. Not Santa! Don’t you know the letters in Santa mixed up spell Satan? While we wouldn’t go that far, we also know the true meaning of Christmas is Jesus and teach it…
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I love the food that Christmastime brings. Lots of home cooking and lots of desserts! Did you know that the word stressed is desserts spelled backwards? That can’t just be a coincidence. It just be divine! You’re welcome. One of my favorite Christmas desserts is strawberry pie. I remember my aunt making a strawberry pie…
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My wife and I started dating when we were teenagers. On our first Christmas, she bought me a Bible with my name on it…and I lost it the same day. I looked everywhere for it. I assume I placed it on top of my car, and as I drove away thinking about how gorgeous and…
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They say men have four stages of life – believing in Santa, not believing in Santa, playing Santa, and looking like Santa! I remember as a kid I was so excited when my mom told me “Santa” would be at my aunt’s house on Christmas Eve. She said we could sit on his lap and…
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“We may have to deliver your baby prematurely to save her life.” Those words made us nervous. We discovered very early in pregnancy that our daughter Abby had some heart conditions. An extra electrical pathway caused her heart to race 200+ beats per minute. She was born close to full term but wasn’t breathing when…
stephen R Harrison 