Christmas is taken very seriously in this household. I believe in Father Christmas, and there's no way I'd do anything to undermine that belief.
Copy Quote View & ShareFinding the real joy of Christmas comes not in the hurrying and the scurrying to get more done, nor is it found in the purchasing of gifts. We find real joy when we make the Savior the focus of the season.
Copy Quote View & ShareWhat will you and I give for Christmas this year? Let us in our lives give to our Lord and Savior the gift of gratitude by living His teachings and following in His footsteps.
Copy Quote View & ShareBefore we took down the tree each year, Dad would always say a prayer that we would be together the next Christmas. I cling to that prayer, which serves as a reminder that it's important to be grateful in the present for the people you love because, well, you never know.
Copy Quote View & ShareIn our open society, we are inclined to give to the less fortunate for the pure goodness of giving. We open our home to those who are alone on this holiday to spread some warmth into the life of another.
Copy Quote View & ShareOur children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there's the Uncle Fred precinct and the Aunt Ruth district still to come in.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe sharpest memory of our old-fashioned Christmas eve is my mother's hand making sure I was settled in bed.
Copy Quote View & ShareNow, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so.
Copy Quote View & ShareThere are some people who want to throw their arms round you simply because it is Christmas; there are other people who want to strangle you simply because it is Christmas.
Copy Quote View & ShareI'm sure most of us remember being a kid and you have all of this endless time where two weeks before Christmas feels like ten years. I used to go to bed to try and go to sleep to try and make it go faster.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe best Christmas present I got from my husband was a week to do whatever I wanted.
Copy Quote View & ShareI think Christmas is about celebration and come on, on the inside everyone wants to dance.
Copy Quote View & ShareThere are a lot of Grinches out there that would like nothing better than to take any references to religion out of the holiday season.
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