It’s a nostalgic time of year. Tonight, I’m remembering some of my favorite memories and sharing them. These stories won’t be long because the memories are short and specific, so I’ve bunched a few of them together for your reading displeasure. My first memory of seeing a man wearing a fake white beard attached toContinue reading “The Christmases of Yesteryear”
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The Real Santa
I believe in Santa Claus. Whoa, hear me out. No, I don’t believe a magical giant elf who has a stable full of supersonic reindeer and lives at the North Pole. I believe in good people. We all may know how the legend of Santa Claus got its start. It all started in A.D. 280Continue reading “The Real Santa”
The Christmas Shoes
Shoes for Christmas. It doesn’t sound very sad, does it? Well, buckle up, buttercup. You see, there’s this song called “Christmas Shoes.” Don’t go look it up, not that you were going to, but it is a black hole of sadness and depression. You may not want to read the rest of this. The gistContinue reading “The Christmas Shoes”
The Contented Christmas
We had planned on singing this tonight during our Christmas service at church. No, it isn’t Oh Holy Night or the other usual spiritual Christmas hymns, but it isn’t about Tennessee, either. This song is about being content. We may not be at a beach on a tropical island, we may not be in theContinue reading “The Contented Christmas”
The Reason
A torn and tattered life, he led From poor, unapparent stock was bred Lowly: true, although inadequate Obscurity: where the scene is set. He was a root out of a dry ground No source of nourishment around Four hundred years without a single word One more sacrifice, one less lamb to herd. But the timeContinue reading “The Reason”
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