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December 2011
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December 25, 2011
25 of 25 PICTURES OF CHRISTMAS
Sleeping on Christmas day after the presents are opened and the coffee cake is eaten.
Seeing your child asleep on Christmas day. For me, a beautiful sign of peace. Not peace and quiet, just peace. Not only on Christmas day, but whenever I see that they have fallen asleep.
Be at peace. Not just today, but always.
Merry Christmas.
December 24, 2011
24 of 25 PICTURES OF CHRISTMAS
This is a feeling like no other. As a child, opening a gift on Christmas morning and being completely surprised by the gift that is in the box. Overwhelmed by it all.
This is a feeling like no other. Watching your own child open a gift and seeing the look on their face of complete surprise. Knowing they have a thankful heart.
December 23, 2011
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Yes. Fire in my hands. I am now officially mature. I am now a grown up.
As a kid, who really cares about singing “Silent Night,” because the only thing on my mind was gripping that candle, waiting and waiting, waiting for the moment when the wick explodes in glory.
I am holding the beacon of light, with strength, honor, pride. For now, all ships will be safe when passing this way
December 22, 2011
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The White Elephant Christmas Party. Think of that great item to wrap that will make the audience crank their head back and laugh with a gasp of the ha-ha’s.
Many of these parties have already come and gone. Some have already determined what white elephant gift they will bring for 2012. Some will just bring back the gift they unwisely chose to unwrap this year.
Then there is the story of Genaro. This story was told from a conversation that a friend of mine, Kurt, had with Genaro.
The office where we all worked had a White Elephant Christmas Party planned. So, it was communicated to all, with the assumption that all understood the whole white elephant gift thing, to “bring a really good white elephant gift.” In this case, “good” meaning fun and/or funny, not “good” meaning “expensive.”
Genaro, throughout the week, looked, scoured and drove endlessly around the Metroplex in search for the perfect white elephant gift. See, Genaro was looking for a literal white elephant. A good, as in not cheap, white elephant. And he finally found one. A small, glass, expensive, white elephant.
The tenderness of this man Genaro was evident. The tenderness of Kurt and his response to Genaro was wrapped in tenderness as well.
Can you recall the best gift you brought, as well as the worst gift you received?
December 21, 2011
21 of 25 PICTURES OF CHRISTMAS
The kiss. Thinking of the kiss. Thinking of the girl in your life that you always wanted to kiss and so hoped she would be under the mistletoe.
Just who would that be for you? Not now, but that person you had the massive crush on when you were in junior high?
December 20, 2011
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Take out the box of pictures. Take a look at your digital shots on your computer or external hard drive. Go back, look and laugh. Remember the good. Share the stories.
This picture? It contains a person named Elfrieda, Margie, Dan and Diane. In other words, my grandma, my aunt, my uncle, my mom.
Interesting seeing their attire on Christmas day in this Paleozoic time period.
December 19, 2011
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When I think of stockings, I think of the stockings hanging up on a mantel or a shelf.
When I think of stockings, I think of the pure greatness of looking into them on Christmas morning.
When I think of stockings, I don’t think of them in the way they are presented in this advertisement.
Just gaze at the look of disgust the husband has upon his wife. I mean, really, doesn’t a wife want to be admired anymore by her husband. Let’s not neglect stockings anymore!
December 18, 2011
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Don’t we all love to receive Christmas cards? Yes.
I believe an obvious reason for this “love of the card” is to see how much a family has changed from year to year.
For some of these holiday cards we receive, well, leads us to think thoughts and/or ask questions that may never leave our inner being.
“What were they thinking?”
“Oh my!”
“I don’t want to see them all standing backwards.”
“Why don’t the mom and the dad show themselves.”
“They dressed their hamster up too?”
“Did they use a pinhole camera?”
Snap away and keep the cards a-coming.
December 17, 2011
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This is me. This is disgusting. Is the liquid on my Michelin man outfit the result of someone throwing water on me? Is it the aftermath of my mouth missing the drinking fountain? Nope, just good ‘ol nose and mouth slobber. Why would you take this?
