Author: Chara Donahue I was in labor. All day I had paced my new apartment as dear friends helped me unpack boxes and deck the walls with pictures and trinkets. They inquired about where to put things as I kept track of the protracted pains separated by mere minutes. We had just moved to accommodate…
Month: December 2015
Hope for the Nativity Set
Author: Holly Hawes Shiny lights and glittery things are spilling out of windows around the world as we prepare for Christmas. Even the stingiest of Christmas decor purists have begun to decorate. Others, like me, are turning up the Christmas music with a triumphant cheer because NO ONE can tell us any longer that it…
When Holiday Expectations Go Unfulfilled
Author: Sarah Dohman I was born the day after Christmas. In fact, I was born at 2-something in the wee hours of the morning. Had I come any sooner, I would have been a Christmas baby. Every year growing up, and well into my 20s, my family would sort of roll the celebrations into one…
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