The Christmas carol, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was written in 1863 during the middle of the American Civil War. His eldest son, Charley, had gone to war, but was seriously injured and had to return home.… Read more
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We are about to embark on a new Christmas tradition and I invite you to join us. Beginning December 1 our family will be reading through the Gospel of Luke, conveniently divided into 24 chapters, which is the perfect number to lead us up to Christmas Eve.… Read more
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Our family has several Christmas traditions—The Twelve Books of Christmas is just one of them. Inspired by our eldest son’s love of reading, this tradition began about six years ago.
Each boy has his own box where I place twelve wrapped books.… Read more
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