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”
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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”
The Wild Tree
It was 2002. Our family had an obvious aversion to buying Christmas trees. It was almost like a repulsion to spending money on something we would throw away within the month. And it was almost like there weren’t artificial trees accessible for a small fee that we could keep for 15 to 20 years. MyContinue reading “The Wild Tree”
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