Holidays and Seasons

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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