Is Santa Real?
Many Christian parents struggle with the Santa issue this time of year. While trying to avoid the over-commercialism of the season and focus on the Christ Who came to give life, they don’t want to...
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This month, my children and I just finished reading King Alfred’s English: A History of the Language We Speak And Why We Should Be Glad We Do, by homeschool mother and English teacher Laurie White....
View ArticleThe Peppermint Pig
or, One Swine’s Christmas Tale of Gratefulness It must be the weirdest Christmas tradition ever. I don’t know what ever possessed my Peppermint Pig grandmother to buy that first Peppermint Pig one...
View ArticleI’ll Be Home for Christmas
Are you ready for Christmas? I am … not quite. But nearly. The Christmas shopping is done, the presents are under the tree, the cards have been sent to the far reaches of the globe, the stories have...
View ArticleWhat Walter Mitty Teaches Us About Introversion
One of my favorite short stories is James Thurber’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.” I still remember when I first read it as a teen, alone in my basement, finishing up my literature assignment late...
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