Keeping December 1st Sacred
In our family December 1st is one of the most sacred days of the year. Come rain, snow, sleet or hail nothing can stop this day so sacred (Ya, I know, it doesn’t rhyme but you try rhyming with ‘sacred’). On this day of days I enter the crawl space and haul plastic tote after plastic tote up the... >Read More
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The Search for Meaning
Robyn was angry and confused. She had just discovered that her much beloved roly-poly red robed Santa Claus was a marketing ploy invented in the early 20th century by Coca Cola to encourage consumerism. She was angry because she had been duped by the commercialization of what should be the most meaningful season of the year. She was... >Read More
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The Difference
When I think of Christmas, I often think of something that happened during my school-teaching days. The school I taught in was very old. It had fourteen-foot ceilings and huge windows. The kids who attended this ghetto school were tough, and they were extremely poor. Maybe that’s how they got to be so tough.
Determined to make it special
Christmas...... >Read More
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Christmas Revolutionary: What’s the Man got against Christmas?
“Merry Christmas!”
That’s what it says on the cards I send out every December. If anybody calls them ‘holiday cards’ they are going to get a harsh reprimand. It’s a Christmas card. I’ve gotten lots of cards that wish me “Happy Holidays” and some that convey sincere “Season’s Greetings”, but the ones I cherish are those...... >Read More
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Surviving the stress-filled holidays: A must-have list of tips to reduce chaos
No matter how many resolutions we make, the holidays always seem to cause us to throw budgetary caution to the wind.
If you’re hoping for the gift of more time with your family during the holidays -- take heart.
Consulting this list, and checking it twice is sure to help you be wary of your budget, keep your holiday stress... >Read More
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It's Not Crazy-mas, It's Christ-mas
Many families have told me about their "Christmas Simplification Plan" - limiting their gifts to three per person. We told the Kay family babes years ago that if three gifts was good enough for baby Jesus, then three gifts is good enough for them. This tradition has kept the focus of the season where it belongs and it's kept... >Read More
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10 Tips for a Less Stressful Holiday
Does your Christmas spirit get lost in the frenzy this time of... >more
Holiday Eating: Cast Away the Guilt, Keep the Taste
As a nutritionist, I surprise people with my motto: if you're going... >more
What Do You Fear?
