Have you read John Grisham's novel Skipping Christmas or watched the film adaptation Christmas with the Kranks? It's about a couple who decides to forego the usual traditions of Christmas gifts, decorations and parties in favor of taking a vacation during the holidays. It doesn't take long for them to experience opposition to the idea from others, …
Tag: Holidays
Use the Greeting of Your Choice This Month
Each December we hear a mixture of greetings due to the various holidays celebrated. Not everyone celebrates every holiday, of course, so we tend to use the one with which we most identify. As a Christian, the holiday I'm focused on this month is Christmas, so if I greet someone with a holiday-related greeting, it …
Leap Year Lesson #359: Start Your Own Traditions
I have extremely good memories of Christmas from my childhood. Forever locked in my mind's eye are spending time at each set of grandparents' house, exchanging gifts with the extended family, listening to my Aunt Nonie read 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, seeing the Chrismon tree at the front of the church, and the Christmas …
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Leap Year Lesson #244: A Holiday Is a Much Needed Change of Pace
Yesterday was Labor Day in the U.S. - a much needed holiday for me after a very busy August. If you had asked me last week my plans for the day, I would have told you that I would take the time to catch up on the nearly 100 emails that I have yet to …
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Leap Year Lesson #139: Freedom Is Not Free
I never served in the military. The U.S. discontinued the draft the year I turned 16 in 1973 and has had an all-volunteer military force since then. I remember my mom crying with joy at the news since she knew that I would at least have the option of whether to serve or not, …
