Small-town Christmas parades. This is the best time to go shopping at the big concrete block superstore. This is also the best time to commit armed robbery at the furthest point in town from West Main Street. The crowds at small-town Christmas parades are not comparable to attending a large concert in a major U.S.Continue reading “The Christmas Parade”
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The Christmas Eve Trip
It was Christmas Eve 2017. We were on our way to the Ozarks from Tulsa. We started toward Missouri around 6:30 p.m.There was a winter advisory. Ice covered the ground, and salt covered the roads. Around Miami, OK, we pulled off to get windshield wipers from the store. The current ones were underperforming. After weContinue reading “The Christmas Eve Trip”
The Christmas Program
It wasn’t Broadway. It wasn’t Sight and Sound Theater. It wasn’t a stage. It was a platform. It was a small country church. The out-of-practice and croaky-voiced song leader sang O Come All Ye Faithful and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. Battery-powered candles sat on each windowsill. An authentic cardboard stable from the first centuryContinue reading “The Christmas Program”
The Sneak Peaks
The year was 1997. Seven-year-old Caleb had a few gifts around the manger scene that year. No, we didn’t have a tree that year. We had a complete cast of ceramic figurines inside a wooden box stable depicting the Christmas story. But not having a tree is what allowed me to get away with myContinue reading “The Sneak Peaks”
The Gift of Caring
This year, Son #1 and Son #2 are buying each other gifts using their own money. We took them to the store to pick out something for each other. Son #1 wanted to go with Momma, so Son #2 went with me. He can’t say Christmas. He says Missmas. You should hear him say, “HoContinue reading “The Gift of Caring”
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