Life Cycle of a Frozen Turkey
Thawed and Seasoned
Cooked and Juicy
Carved and Ready for Consumption
Making Someone's Christmas Special
A Scene from Last Year’s Christmas
Young carolers strolled into our yard last year when my parents and I were spending the holidays in India. We gave them cookies and some rupees! I think “Santa” was wearing his mom’s house clothes.
Christmas Ain’t So Bad
If you look past the pitfalls of the holidays, you’ll find they are laden with value. My other personality has come out of the closet and can appreciate a few important lessons the season brings.
Lessons of giving. The holidays allow many of us to step outside our me-centered routine and do good for others.
Lessons of gratitude. Christmas is a time to be blessed and be thankful. What a feeling to experience the sincerity of those who go out of their way to make you happy, even when you feel undeserving.
Lessons of forgiveness. Many loved ones take this time to reunite and move on from their prickly past.
Lessons of growing relationships. You may find yourself arranging ornaments on the tree with loved ones, swapping stories at the office holiday party or preparing food for family. The desire to make someone else happy through your words, your food or your love is a gift.
What lessons and bright moments do you encounter through the holidays? Does the cheese factor of this post make you want to hurl?
10 Reasons I Can Barely Stand Christmas
Bah, humbug! Call me the Christmas grinch. The holidays are around the corner, but you won’t see me kicking my heels in gaiety.
There's one in every family, right?
I do enjoy the family-centered, loving, giving nature of the season. And the traditions family and friends build together. But it seems so hyped up and watered down these days. Christmas seems like just another buzzword to throw around so stores can sell things and people can put up half-lit deer on their lawn, the ones that fall down at the slightest breeze.
Here are 10 reasons Christmas is not my favorite holiday.
1. Christmas music on the radio. Time to switch to CDs.
2. Tacky lights and decorations.
3. Christmas music in stores.
4. Hype and fabricated joy.
5. Ultra-consumerism.
