Do you find the holidays stressful? It’s such a busy time with high expectations of perfection, “comfort and joy”. How do you manage it so that you actually can enjoy it? This year we have activities planned..

My most anticipated event is the opening of presents on Christmas morning.  I’m as excited as I was as a child even though I know what’s in most of the packages. It’s the culmination of months of..

On Christmas Eve we attend mass then we meet the rest of the family at my Dad’s house. There we say our first official, “Merry Christmas” and the festivities begin. Dressed in our finery, happy and relaxed..

When I arrived in residence my first year of university, my sole music source was a desk-top clock radio.  I was surprised to find it seemed everyone else had powerful sound systems; tuners, amps, turn-tables and large..

My favorite Christmas Special is the holiday classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life”. I look forward to watching it every year. We can’t watch movies such as this without relating to them in some way.  I love what..

It was our first Christmas together as a married couple. My husband was on the floor in the living room, putting the finishing touches on the wooden manger he was building for the ceramic figurines my mother..