Christmas
Advent Calendar – December 17
Yesterday I spent some time wrapping presents. What are we saying when we give a gift? I think gifts convey several messages. Gifts can be given for the purpose of […]
Advent Calendar – December 16
Today’s blog is from travel writer Gordon Lethbridge (www.travelunpacked.co.uk) At this time of year right across Europe the squares of major cities are filled with Christmas markets. As a travel […]
Advent Calendar – December 15
Of all the events that have shaped human history, one moment stands above the rest. We mark it by saying an historic event happened either B.C or A.D – before […]
Advent Calendar – December 14
This is a lovely Christmas story: On the night before Christmas, a young father was annoyed and told his 3 year old daughter off for having wasted expensive gold tasseled […]
Lights Walk and Sing-a-long
As I walk or drive around Calmore after dark I am impressed by the Christmas lights on many of the houses. It is well worth taking an evening stroll once […]
Advent Calendar – December 13
A good friend of mine once gave me a lovely homemade Advent calendar. In one of the windows was this beautiful poem: “If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands […]