Winter Solstice – The Shortest Day of the Year
The winter solstice is the “shortest” day of the year. It is the day that the northern hemisphere experiences the least amount of daylight and the most amount of darkness. Most religious holidays have at least some reference to...
What is Boxing Day?
On a typical American calendar, the day after Christmas is clearly marked with Boxing Day, typically with Canada written in parenthesis to explain that this holiday is not celebrated in the United States. About 99% of Americans believe that...
The Nativity – The Christmas Story
Our nativity scene always went under the Christmas tree, usually with a backdrop of whatever we had created that year for scenery. The nativity figurines were made in my brother’s scout group. And for something that had been hand...
The Meaning of Christmas – It’s Not Just About Getting Gifts
Each year around this time of year, the whole world gets sentimental. It becomes habitual and kind to wish perfect strangers well and to carry our hearts on our sleeves as we smile giddy from the smell of fresh...
The History of Christmas Cards
For as often as people complain about having to sit down and write out Christmas cards, everyone knows that Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without them. Christmas cards typically end up as part of the Christmas décor, and...
The Amount Spent on Christmas Presents vs What Should Spend on Gifts
Ah, Christmas ~ it's the most wonderful time of the year ~ the time for giving and sharing gifts with family and friends. It's a season all wrapped up with celebration and good cheer, so why is it that...
Stress of Christmas – Don’t Let the Holidays Stress you Out
Almost as soon as the school supplies are sold out; stores become full of a fleeting assortment of pumpkins, black cats, and orange candy. If you are lucky you can find some dinner napkins with a turkey or cornucopia...
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
We’ve all heard of him, listened to his woeful plight, and secretly cheered him on when he finally won a place in the heart of his peers when they discovered his usefulness. He is Rudolph, and he is just...
What Happened to Christmas
Long ago and far away, in a simpler time – Christmas was truly magical. It wasn’t about Ipods, gift cards, impressing every acquaintance with a gift card or adolescent wish lists that were a mile long. It wasn’t about...
Is Santa Real – Those that Believe will Receive
December brings snow flurries and cold air, candy canes and Christmas joys as well as an air of magical sparkle. Squinting through the sun you can actually see sparkle and aura that is the tell tae sign of the...
Returning to Work After Having Children
For the stay at home parent there is a long road between staying home and returning to work. At some point, the sheer inklings and desire to reconnect with your professional passion may have you seeking employment. For others the needs are monetary in nature. When the nest becomes...
Should a Teenager Work – Pros and Cons of Taking a Job
Teenagers are expensive and want things. That’s just the nature of being a teenager. Their friends have cool things and they wear cool clothes and typically teenagers are unconcerned with things such as the cost of living and the water bill. Most kids don’t know how much their parents...
Dealing with Debt Collectors – Regulations are in Place to Protect You
If you are one of the millions of people that have gotten behind in payments to debtors, then chances are good you will be at some point, dealing with debt collectors.
Despite laws that have been put in place to help protect consumers from being harassed and sometimes barraged by...
