Every year at this short stretch of time between Christmas and the beginning of the new year, it’s natural to reflect upon the year that is drawing to a close and the new year which has yet to begin. We look back some of us with good memories, happy memories, others with bad memories, sad memories, and most… Read More »
Keep Christmas Well It’s Christmas Eve. And if you’re lucky, you are gathering with your family and friends to celebrate the Joy and Love that Christmas brings. Not everyone is that lucky, though. Many are spending Christmas alone. Some are homeless and some are sick. And then there are those like me who have raised a family. My… Read More »
The Old Oak and the Christmas Tree Place 2016 Preface This story started twenty-one years ago when my youngest son was 14. I wrote this essay when he was a freshman in college and living away from home for the first time. He’s 35 now and has a family of his own. Though the world has changed so much since… Read More »
Why Do We Have Christmas Trees? After doing some research, it’s obvious to me that, to this point, no one really knew how this whole Christmas tree thing got started. It’s not like someone picked up a pen and kept notes. But I did some digging, and I can now tell you the real story of Christmas trees.… Read More »
Thoughts On Christmas All the children’s eyes are smiling, Christmas Eve is finally here! Outside my window snow is falling, This brightest evening of the year. Children dream of Christmas morning; Santa Claus is on the way … And I, a father, watch it snowing, And drift back to another day When I, a child, watched in wonder… Read More »
Christmas Reflections It seems like yesterday when we were celebrating Christmas and welcoming a new year. Now the ghost of Christmas past has taken last Christmas and we have all committed it to memory. Some of us have happy memories and some of us have sad memories; the most unfortunate among us have no memories of last Christmas… Read More »