On a shelf in the utility room is a stack of old round tins in various sizes. Some are decorated in Christmas motifs and one is an old Charles Chips cookie tin. They are all well worn, with barely imperceptible hints of rust around the smooth finished edges of both the lids and containers. When …
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Christmas Made Simple
After placing a handmade Christmas wreath on my parent’s grave and wiping my tears away, I turned to leave and spotted him in the distance. Mr. Baker is a long-time member of the church in which I grew up, and he was standing in the lower parking lot making preparations for the 34th Living Nativity …
Mom’s Christmas Card
Mom was always the best at giving cards for every important occasion! It is women like her who make Hallmark stock a great investment. She kept a Hallmark Crown Points reward card tucked in an easy-to-reach slot in her perfectly organized clutch wallet. In her purse was also a mini Hallmark calendar, the kind they give …
Cary to Calcutta 