Tag Archives: holidays

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas …

A Photographic Memory by Kellie Underhill A few years ago I watched a film called Fathers and Sons. It’s well worth watching if you haven’t seen it. The characters say things we all think, and then wonder if anybody else thinks that way too. So many parts stuck with me, brought me to tears, inspired… Continue Reading

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas …

Lying to Santa by Sara Princiotta The annual childhood stress started shortly after Remembrance Day, when we went to the Christmas party my dad’s Union threw for all the employees’ kids. There was a magic show put on by a local amateur magician, unlimited free doughnuts and pop, and then a few hundred kids would… Continue Reading

On the Tenth Day of Christmas …

The French Harp by Glenda Barrett You know how sometimes a special moment happens, and inside your heart you know it will always be with you. One of those moments happened at my grandmother’s house one Christmas day several years ago. In order for you, the reader to fully understand this moment, it will be necessary for me… Continue Reading

On the Ninth Day of Christmas …

One Perfect Christmas by Ellen (Doyle) MacDonald There are moments in time that are forever immortalized in our memories. Often, these include events that jar us out of our daily routines, tug at our emotions and force us to take notice. Perhaps we are ambushed and thrust into change brought about by circumstance. Or something… Continue Reading

On the Eighth Day of Christmas …

A Poem by Jules Keenan Christmas snow capped treetops fill the now ever so elegant winter wonderland of a forest hiding in your backyard Pine tree branches hanging low create little hideaways for children with only the best imaginations to seek and find while children play in their own secret world parents go to work… Continue Reading

On the Seventh Day of Christmas …

The grown-up in me says Christmas is all about the family and sharing. But the child in me says it’s all about the magic and believing in the spirit of giving. They seem pretty balanced in my opinion, so I offer up this photo that sums up Christmas.   Monica de Moss is a member… Continue Reading

On the Sixth Day of Christmas …

The Best Present of All By Myrna Beth Lambert Our Sunday school Christmas project for children ages six and seven years old was to draw a picture of what Christmas meant to each of them. They were to bring the picture to school the following week so that we could display them on the board. Several… Continue Reading

On the Fifth Day of Christmas …

The Christmas Storm by Joe Powers I’m a creature of habit, and that night was no different than any other, at least the first part. Following my regular routine of dinner for one I retired to my den and sat, quite contentedly, in my worn fabric, exceedingly comfortable, overstuffed armchair. In the stone fireplace before me, which… Continue Reading

On the Fourth Day of Christmas …

Christmas Dinner by Sara Princiotta My grandparents on my mother’s side have 10 children, and those 10 children have produced an average of four children, and some of those four children are now having kids. When we all get together for Christmas dinner at my grandparents’ house, we have to eat at long plywood tables… Continue Reading

On the Third Day of Christmas …

A Poem by Anna Sturgeon Snow Snowflakes falling from the sky Christmas time is here The white dove starts to fly so high To celebrate the New Year Snowmen frozen in the snow People try to keep warm In the house, kids will go To get in from the snowstorm Snowflakes falling from the sky… Continue Reading