Part of what makes the Christmas season fun but also maddening and stressful at the same time is shopping for gifts and preparing the house for the perfect holiday. I am a shopper and love to find great bargains, and I adore decorating my house inside and outside. Because I am busy with all so many holiday festivities these days, I will simply share a poem that I wrote about my shopping obsession. I hope you find it humorous. Some…..
Each year, Americans send and receive millions of Christmas and holiday cards. We think of them as greetings, and often they help us to catch up with distant family and friends. Christmas cards can sometimes signal the start of the holiday season, and they frequently let friends and family know we are thinking of them. 
But where did these cards come from? Who first came up with…..
The Christmas Tree has become an important symbol and tradition during the holiday season surrounding Christmas. The legend of the Christmas tree has several interesting stories that have been passed down through the centuries. Let us examine some of them and also a brief history of this wonderful decorative practice that has filled our homes with so much joy for such a long time now. 
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For many children across our globe, the jolly man who travels to homes all over the world in one single night and brings toys and other special gifts—small and large–to children is considered to be one of the important symbols of the Christmas holiday. In the United States and Canada, his name is Santa Claus. He has a very round belly, a snow-white, long beard, and blue eyes that twinkle brightly. He always wears a red flannel suit trimmed in…..
Yesterday was Thanksgiving in the USA which a
lways signals the unofficial beginning of our Christmas holiday on December 25 and the New Year’s Eve and Day celebration one week later. Then the festivities continue in February with Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day in March, and finally Easter and Memorial Day rounding out the important spring holidays. In the summer we celebrate our independence day on July 4, honor our American…..
Every day we should give thanks to God for all of the blessings in our lives. As many of you know, we Americans have one special day each year that we celebrate our blessings more than any other day. It is called Thanksgiving Day. To express my feelings during this November 28, 2013, holiday, I plan to share my prayer with my family. However, I also consider many of you who read my blogs as close friends and even my…..
My first blog discussed the history of our Thanksgiving holiday in the USA, but there is so much more to reveal about this wonderful event. I will share facts that you probably know if you are an American and maybe some fun and interesting and even some surprising information that you may not know. If you are from another country, all of thContactis may be new information to you. I hope you will learn so much about an important…..
On November 28, 2013, one of the biggest and most special holidays in the USA will be celebrated. This holiday is a very important part of our history. It is celebrated by all people of all faiths and races here who are proud to be Americans. It is not about religion or race even though we do thank God for all of our blessings on this day. It is more about families getting together on this one day to share…..
I have written well over fifty blogs now, and at times it gets harder and harder to think of topics I wish to discuss and share. This week was one of those. I just simply did not feel inspired or motivated even to try to create a new blog after I finished my mini-series about traveling. So I decided to spend my time today reading some of my old poems. Surprisingly one of them seemed to fit…..
Food is a big part of traveling and can be a great experience or a bad one. Being a lover of food, I am always ready to discover the food dishes and types of food unique to the city or country I am visiting. Because of this, I have been able to taste and often enjoy foods that I normally would have not eaten or that would have never been available to me near my home in Atlanta. …..