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Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree
Robert Barry’s Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree was originally published in 1963, then updated in 2000. It is a delightful tale of Mr. Willowby’s fine tree, “Full and fresh and glistening green – The...
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The Gift from Saint Nicholas
Oh, this is a beautiful story, one that I especially love to read my children because it sends just the message I hope my children will learn about gifts and gift giving. The Gift from Saint...
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The Trees of the Dancing Goats
This gem of a story was another gift from a friend, and it makes me smile with joy each time I see it. Patricia Polacco is a masterful storyteller, and her gift for weaving stories that mingle Jewish...
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The Last Stocking
The tenth stocking is finished. It was one of those projects that took only an hour or two to finish, but three years to start! So silly of me. Years ago when I started making stockings for my...
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Christmas around the house
I haven’t felt the desire to decorate as much this year as I often do, but the cheery Christmas touches here and there still bring a smile to my face. Not much more to say about it… this post is 98%...
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The Christmas Ship
The Christmas Ship by Dean Morrissey has some of the most magical illustrations I’ve ever seen. Rich in saturated color, we always linger over each page. Sam Thatcher, the village toymaker, works in...
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The Tree
So many of my favorite childhood Christmas memories are related to Christmas trees. As a girl my parents took us to the mountains every year to cut a tree, and we cut a tree big enough to fill our...
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About the Shepherds
The healthy ones have left for school and work and the sick ones are still in bed. My youngest woke up crying before they left, so I turned off the lights and sat down to hold her in the...
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Coffee Cake Cookies
I wish I’d kept count of how many years my friend Marilynn has been hosting her annual cookie exchange. Over the years it’s become a holiday tradition for everyone who attends, and we all look forward...
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Surviving.
I don’t know how to write this post, but have to do it for my own heart’s sake. I walked my 7 year old daughter to bed tonight with a grateful heart; it was the first time in days that the effort to...
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