tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012788981971413608.post816431267801714959..comments2023-10-17T08:25:21.966-07:00Comments on M. Bail - A Writer's Life: Hope for the HolidaysM. Bailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12811654487507824088noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012788981971413608.post-31528865125541451962008-12-11T10:40:00.000-08:002008-12-11T10:40:00.000-08:00You have a very special blog and what an tantalizi...You have a very special blog and what an tantalizing list of followers. I can't wait to find time to read their blogs and start following along. <BR/>Thank you for signing up in my followers list and "Welcome Aboard!"<BR/>JoyJoy and Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14907461600009160766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012788981971413608.post-77047968157268207552008-12-11T08:20:00.000-08:002008-12-11T08:20:00.000-08:00Get as many hugs as possible.(I realize this doesn...Get as many hugs as possible.<BR/><BR/>(I realize this doesn't have as many words as some of the other suggestions, but I guarantee the efficacy!)Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012788981971413608.post-73240968890428650302008-12-11T02:44:00.000-08:002008-12-11T02:44:00.000-08:00No Christmas This YearWe won't have a Christmas th...No Christmas This Year<BR/><BR/>We won't have a Christmas this year, you say<BR/>For now the children have all gone away;<BR/>And the house is so lonely, so quiet and so bare<BR/>We couldn't have a Christmas that they didn't share.<BR/>We won't have a Christmas this year, you sigh,<BR/>For Christmas means things that money must buy.<BR/>Misfortunes and illness have robbed us we fear<BR/>Of the things that we'd need to make Christmas this year.<BR/>We won't have a Christmas this year you weep,<BR/>For a loved one is gone, and our grief is too deep;<BR/>It will be a long time before our hearts heal,<BR/>And the spirit of Christmas again we can feel.<BR/>But if you lose Christmas when troubles befall,<BR/>You never have really had Christmas at all.<BR/>For once you have had it, it cannot depart<BR/>When you learn that true Christmas is Christ in your heart.<BR/>~ Verna S Teeuwissen ~Salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14622900968546891245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012788981971413608.post-91561962879668140902008-12-10T20:09:00.000-08:002008-12-10T20:09:00.000-08:00I'm not sure but aren't your kids in their teens? ...I'm not sure but aren't your kids in their teens? That must make it hard too. If my son wasn't little I doubt I would ever make the effort. lol<BR/><BR/>Oh, and the beaded bookmark is a great idea! :) I actually went to church camp (it was free) when I was little and I still have the bookmarks we made there. lolalanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584615751827242204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012788981971413608.post-91771162046762209532008-12-10T12:46:00.000-08:002008-12-10T12:46:00.000-08:00What brought me back to the holiday spirit was the...What brought me back to the holiday spirit was the two women who are currently in my life, my GF and her daughter. Havinmg them around is the only thiong that is different then the 20 years of avoiding holidays.Michael Horvathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06490946095047002839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012788981971413608.post-14758962818004203552008-12-10T12:10:00.000-08:002008-12-10T12:10:00.000-08:00Embee, it's very odd that you posted this blog tod...Embee, it's very odd that you posted this blog today. Why? I am out sick and when my hubby came home for lunch we talked about the same issues. We cannot get into the holiday spirit at all. We are going to Ohio to see his grandparents but other than that...no excitement. Making homemade gifts is wonderful. One year I and my children did the exact same thing and it was the best Christmas ever. One thing we use to do was not buy the 'adults' anything and bought the kids at the gatherings a small gift to go into a large, very LARGE stocking. We would spend about $1-$3 on each gift. Usually something small like a box of colors, match box cars, yoyos, etc. We decided as adults we wanted this time to fellowship and be together. This year we are buying gifts for others to give our kids (after asking them to not give them anything...they are 19, 16 and 15). We just want to be with family. I think everyone has gotten away from the real meaning of the holidays and worries too much about presents. Personally, a tin of cookies, a handmade card or just a hug for no reason would be all the present I needed for the holidays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com