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Holiday Watch: The Christmas Card

Cody Cullen is a soldier who returns from his latest tour to find the setting for an anonymous Christmas card he received while in-country. His adventure grows when he’s smitten by Faith Spelman; the woman who, unbeknownst to him, also happens to be the writer and sender of that card. What could go wrong?

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Christmas Food-fest

I didn’t intend to spend Christmas getting reacquainted with the porcelain appliance, but we don’t always get to choose how life’s events unfold.

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A Calm Christmas

I’m having to get used to a new Christmas routine this year. As much as we cling to tradition, so too much we embrace change when it happens. This year, I’m apparently embracing change…whether I want to or not.

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Why Chrismukkwanzolstivusuledays Matter

The shopping crush. The mounting credit card bills. Traffic jams. Filled parking lots. Screaming kids. Carols repeating over and over. It seems like every December we feel we have to endure so much, and for what?

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The Importance of Good Gifts

Sometimes things just stick, you know? Every Christmas season since I first saw the performance of Cathy Ladman’s comedy vignette about the “Wisemens”, the absurdity of the routine pops up in my mind and makes me smile. But hey, isn’t joy what the season is about?

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The Dreaded Holiday Question

I got hit last night with that most dreaded of holiday questions. The one that sparks fear and terror in even the stoutest of souls. The question that causes tongues to tie and brains to seize. A query so insidious in meaning and yet so innocent in tone.

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