Lessons From the Grinch
“Every Who down in Who-ville, the tall and the small, was singing! Without any presents at all! He hadn’t stopped Christmas from coming! It Came! Somehow or other, it came just the same! It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without packages, boxes or bags! Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! ‘Maybe Christmas,’ he thought, ‘doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas . . . perhaps . . . means a little bit more.’” *How the Grinch Stole Christmas,…
Taking the Holidays Down a Notch
When it comes to the holiday season, I have two personalities: 1. I love Christmas and the whole holiday season. I can’t wait each year for Thanksgiving to be over so that I can put up all my holiday decorations without guilt. I still believe in (the spirit of) Santa Claus. I actually enjoy gift shopping and the feeling of giving. I love driving around with my family looking at how people have brilliantly lit up their homes. And, even at my age of 35…
A Holiday Resolution
Every year I make the same promise (to myself). I will not become consumed with the commercialism of the holiday season. Yet here I am again, November – I didn’t even carve this year’s pumpkin – and I’m already making lists and budgets for holiday shopping, anxiously perusing store shelves for the latest and greatest Christmas décor that money can buy. My calendar already runneth over with parties and shindigs that really just translate to more host/hostess presents and party outfits to purchase. I…
