Merry Christmas. A re-post of a perennial favorite. *** For years my parents had been christening our one-acre front lawn with a set of those plastic Nativity figurines frequently seen huddled together during the holiday season. When I was younger, the novelty of having a complete set—two lambs and a camel along with the fullContinue reading “A Flame In A Manger”
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A Flame in a Manger
Note: Merry Christmas. A re-post of a perennial favorite. *** For years my parents had been christening our one-acre front lawn with a set of those plastic Nativity figurines frequently seen huddled together during the holiday season. When I was younger, the novelty of having a complete set—two lambs and a camel along withContinue reading “A Flame in a Manger”
A Clean Slate
By the end of the Christmas season, I’m itching to get back to normal. And by get back to normal, I mean put all of the crap away and revel in a few empty horizontal surfaces. You might not suspect this of me, given that I currently own 17 bins of Christmas decorations and putContinue reading “A Clean Slate”
A Flame in a Manger
For years my parents had been christening our one-acre front lawn with a set of those plastic Nativity figurines frequently seen huddled together during the holiday season. When I was younger, the novelty of having a complete set—two lambs and a camel along with the full cast of characters including a shepherd—was enough toContinue reading “A Flame in a Manger”
