There are so many Christmas memories for me so I’ll say my favorite memory is the being with our son and his wife and creating new Christmas traditions with them.
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Holiday refers to holy days. That can be inclusive of any faith. However, Christmas calls attention to Christ who is the reason for Christmas in the first place. The entire reason for the celebration of Christmas is to celebrate Christ and so the word holiday leaves Christ out. The green of the tree is for eternal…
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It’s Merry Christmas. It is a time to reflect and remember what this season is all about – the birth of our Savior and Lord.
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Growing up in Chicago as an only child had its advantages but never more than at Christmas. My memories of our Christmas celebrations are filled with warmth and love. We had many shared Christmas traditions but my favorite was a walk down State Street to view the enchanting window displays. Even though we were completely…
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In 1942 getting the big doll, which I still have.
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We have chili and guacamole for our Christmas dinner each year, our daughter Stephanie loves it and really gets upset if we try to do anything else - she is 40 this year, but an eternal child at Christmas!! We vary what else we make but that is our tradition, BJ grew up in Corpus…
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One of my favorite Christmas memories is a Sunday School party we had at our house back in 1980. Our pastor and friends from that little church in Lexington gathered at our home for a time of food and fellowship. We topped it off by doing some Christmas caroling in the neighborhood. But, as we opened our…
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I have many: A couple are making my mom’s date cake and lighting luminarios.
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Merry Christmas! Yes, it matters. There is no Christmas without Christ. If I want to say Happy Holidays, I am talking about other holidays, and not Christmas.
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I like Merry Christmas better but don’t get emotional like some people if I’m greeted with Happy Holidays. After all there are several holidays in a row counting Kwanza, New Year’s, etc.
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