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With all the flurry of Christmas shopping and the stress of excess of the season, it may be tempting to escape the “civilized world” and retreat, just to find some peace and be alone with God.  After all, Christmas is about celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, right?  It’s about love and joy, no?  Don’t…

This holiday season, it’s so easy to get all wrapped up in business, I mean busy-ness.  Yes, there’s the business of gifts.  The business of making money to pay for all the gifts.  The business of making ends meet. There’s the busy-ness of celebrating loved ones.  The busy-ness of hosting holiday parties and good cheer. …

I’ve heard in ancient times, that the Christmas tree came about after people hung lights on trees, so that spiritual wanderers could find their way home on Christmas eve.  Or something like that. For me, I have a lot of childhood memories of the tree, and its decorations.  Not so pleasant ones!  We frequently had…

It happened again.  Much to your better judgment.  All the “willpower” went out the door in favor of deep-fried everything.  Sauces.  Mayonnaise.  Fat.  Sugar.  Desserts.  Late night snacks.  My, oh my. What to do now? — don’t give up— know that it will take a couple of days to get back to your regular food…
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