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The Importance of Christmas Family Rituals and Memories
Dear Reader: Isn’t it easy to get caught up in the nostalgia of Christmases past and secretly wish those days and customs still existed? Like the picture in the title photo a lot of people love the...
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Creating Christmas Crannies…It’s Magic!
Dear Reader: As I just typed the date of this blog and realized we were entering the double-digit numbers now in December…Christmas suddenly became larger and more imminent in my mind. (If I don’t...
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Letting the Past Peek in at Christmas!
Dear Reader: Yesterday I dropped by Steve and Lassie’s house to drop off a package for Lassie. After I parked the car I just sat a little longer in it… admiring the Christmas decorations on the porch....
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The Real Christmas Magic in Summerville
Dear Reader: Every so often an incident occurs that reminds me why I love my town of Summerville. The people are the friendliest in the world and at Christmas this observation is only increased and...
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Is Christmas Sneaking Up On You…Good! Boo!
Dear Reader: Kaitlyn and Tommy have started an annual tradition of having family and friends over for the Mt. Pleasant Christmas Parade…this works well since they are right off Coleman Blvd in Mt. P....
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A “Mary” Day at Christmas
Dear Reader: Yesterday the blog decided to take me on a trip. I was reading an article which lead to another thought and article involving a poem which lead to a song and painting. When these days...
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The Sights and Sounds of Christmas…
Dear Reader: It came! I have been waiting and staring at my “Joan Turner” Advent Calendar… which means checking the mail throughout December looking for my annual, original Christmas card from the...
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Christmas Tales, Creative Christmas Lessons/ Gifts, and Yummy Cookies
Dear Reader: The days are just getting “funner and funner.” Yesterday brought creative ideas, delicious cookies from my neighbor, and whimsical decorations to enjoy. The picture, above, came from my...
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Showing Up…For Life
Dear Reader: Yesterday was the annual Summerville MS Christmas luncheon at the Crossroads Community Church. This event brings much joy to everyone and I look forward to telling a Christmas story there...
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The “Boo Bird” of Christmas Love
Dear Reader: When Gin-g and I had lunch last week…she kept fumbling through through her purse…When I asked her what she was looking for…she replied “The ‘Boo’ ornament Debbie Baker gave me to give...
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Smilax Went Up Today…Christmas Can’t Be Far Behind
Dear Reader: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (maybe not feel it) but look like it. Honey called yesterday to check and see if I was home and then brought the Williamsburg Apple Tree...
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Christmas at St. Jude’s Chapel of Hope
Dear Reader: For the first time since buying their mountain home… Honey and Mike are going to see how staying in the mountains goes during the winter months…a test run this year. Since I haven’t made...
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Christmas…The Anchor of Hope
Dear Reader: When my family moved to Laurens, SC… after I finished junior high at Horace Sisk Jr. High School in Fayetteville, NC… we attended our extended family’s church-The First Presbyterian...
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“I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”
Dear Reader: As a lover of stories and history…I have long recognized the power of the ‘story behind the story.‘ If one simply recites facts about an incident and never takes time to question the...
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Christmas on Old Blackboards
Dear Reader: In June of 2015 a high school in the Oklahoma City School District (Emerson High School) was undergoing renovations for the new school year when an amazing discovery was made. As the...
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The Gift of Community
Dear Reader: Christmas Eve 2016 has arrived…the family will be coming and meeting at the church for the 5:00 Christmas Eve Service. This year Ady, Rutledge and Eva Cate will help me perform some...
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Christmas Candy Magic
Dear Reader: Christmas is here! This is definitely the day that the Lord has made and we must all REJOICE in it! *(Rutledge was the closest to the podium so Bekah couldn’t get him in this photo…hoping...
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Boxing Day-the Day After Christmas
Dear Reader: I think I might end up as one of those “crazy little old ladies” who do strange things at strange times in strange places. Going into Wakendaw Lakes yesterday to watch the grandchildren...
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Kindness Remains After Life Keeps Changing
Dear Reader: After telling everyone (on the blog yesterday) that on Boxing Day, the day after Christmas, it would be a nice thing to follow the English tradition of doing something kind for someone…it...
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Finding Our Own “Present” Places
Dear Reader: One of the most poignant remarks made about the family Christmas Eve gathering this year was made by Stephanie when she dropped off (unknowingly to me) Christmas presents. When I went on...
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