This Christmas as we gather together with friends and family we take a moment to reflect on the year and on the season. The wisest among us reflect on their […]
Make It Christmas All Year Round
For many people, Christmas is their favorite time of year. What do we love about it? Everything! We love gathering together with and being close to members of our family. […]
Christmas is a Season of Family.
For generations, our loved ones have gathered together at Christmas to exchange gifts, catch up on the year gone by, and to secretly compare ourselves to our distant cousins. What […]
How to Light Your House for Christmas
It’s the day after Thanksgiving, and all the stores have their shelves stocked ceiling high with Christmas lights, figurines, ornaments, stockings… This is the year I’ll finally do it. I’ll […]
Get in Touch With Santa This Christmas
There are multiple ways to get in touch with Santa Claus this Christmas season – and ways to help him with his important work We all have heard the myths […]
Safe Ways to Enjoy Christmas Lights
I remember my childhood, when we would gather at my aunt’s house for Christmas. Out-of-town guests – like us – would come a day or two early, and the rest […]
Christmas Glow Lighting Your Home This Christmas
The tree is up and decorated. The stockings are hung by the chimney with care. You have one (or more) nativity scenes in strategic locations throughout the house. Your home […]
How to Light Your Tree for Christmas
There’s no doubt that one of the most magical aspects of Christmas are Christmas lights. Whether it is candles in the windows, sparkling lights festooning downtown light poles, or massive […]
Unexpected Christmas Song Lyrics
Each Christmas, starting days after Thanksgiving, local radio stations in stores start playing Christmas carols to put us in the Christmas spirit. Unfortunately, underneath the cheerful music and positive associations […]
Why Giving Gifts Makes Us Feel Better
During the Christmas season it is traditional to give gifts to people in your life. This can be family, friends, neighbors, and even people you interact with in your daily […]
Who is Mrs. Claus?
Perhaps you’ve read the history of Santa Claus. You’ve heard tales of Kris Kringle, the myth of a generous soul in a Nordic country who put pennies in the wooden […]
Who is Santa Claus?
We know the truth. Santa Claus is real. Santa Claus lives. But who is he really, and how did he get started? Many people point to about the third century […]