Category Archives: Christmas

Things I Want to Remember, Vol. 16

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

It’s been months since I’ve made one of these posts. Tonight Jackson said, “Daddy, I wish I was in the Bible so I could see God.” I love the simple and sincere faith of my children. They bring me nearer … Continue reading →

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Christmas Alternatives

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

Around our house, the little lady loves her Christmas music. Correction: we ALL love Christmas music. Time was, yours truly was a curmudgeonly Scrooge when it came to Christmas tunes. My basic argument: lots of holiday songs are schmaltzy and … Continue reading →

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We All Need To Be More Materialistic

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

I’m struck by the juxtaposition of Thanksgiving — a season of reflection and gratitude — and the ubiquitous commercialism of “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday”. According to the National Retail Federation, American consumers spent over $45 billion shopping on Friday, … Continue reading →

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Good News

Posted on December 24, 2008 by

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In … Continue reading →

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Acquired Tastes

Posted on December 23, 2008 by

As the year comes to a close, the blogosphere will be humming with plenty of reflective posts, posts that take a look back at the past 12 months, chronicling the significant events that gave shape to 2008. These posts will … Continue reading →

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Best Christmas Albums of All Time

Posted on December 9, 2008 by

As I’ve posted here many times, I’ve become something of a Christmas music aficionado over the years. As such, I’ve accumulated quite the holiday music library. For the past several weeks, I’ve been listening through my Christmas playlists over and … Continue reading →

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A Meaningful Christmas

Posted on November 21, 2008 by
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What I’m Lovin’

Posted on November 21, 2008 by

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these posts. Here’s a random sampling of some things I’m really loving these days. The XM / Sirius merger. A few years ago, Sunny got me an XM radio subscription for … Continue reading →

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MyPod: Essential Christmas Mix

Posted on November 6, 2008 by

So by now those of you who know me know that I’m something of a Christmas music connoisseur. Before I married Sunny I was pretty much an Ebeneezer Scrooge come Christmas time. Christmas music just annoyed me and I pretty … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the Season

Posted on October 27, 2008 by

So last week it was 86 degrees here. Today, it’s winter time. These arctic winds have blown in and tonight’s low is 30 degrees. So today we did something that we always do. As soon as we get a good … Continue reading →

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