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Top 10 Gifts for a Teenage Son/Boy For Birthday/Xmas - Does your teenager want xbox/Ipod or Wii? - Emma
Top 10 gifts to buy a teenage son or boy for Birthday/Christmas, choosing gifts is going to be easy this year as long as you are a wealthy person. But if you are finding this year hard to find nice gifts for your teenage son/boy well I am sure your not the only one. The problem with buying gifts... Submitted 2 years 77 days ago.

Why do Atheists Celebrate Christmas? - - Connor Davidson
The question of whether Atheists celebrate Christmas is a question that I am often asked by people. The question that I am about to answer I am sure will be controversial and I doubt it will make me Mr Popular. Though, I do think that the majority of SearchWarp, from what I have seen, are a very... Submitted 2 years 81 days ago.

Christmas: Autobiographies and Greatest Hits CDs - Tis The Season To Be Jolly Duped - Julian Price
The Halloween displays have been rapidly dismantled and the already substantial Christmas counters have multiplied and taken their place. Yes folks, we are officially on the trip of pandemonium and mania that is the run in to December 25th! Something magical happens on the approach to Christmas... Submitted 2 years 104 days ago.

Hope, the Product of Faith and Love, Merry Christmas. - straight talk
Now I have written many articles that perhaps come across as negative to some? Yes, dealing with hard times and realities can even get me down. And even I need a message of hope during these hard times. To my friends and family I say sincerely -thank you. So after reading and hearing and... Submitted 3 years 53 days ago.

Someone, Please Tell me, DONT DO IT!!!! - Sandra E. Graham
Sleigh Bells Ring are you listening, Here Comes Santa Claus, Joy to the World. And the delightful tunes go on and on. I get out of bed in the morning and shake my head to rid it of the sugarplums dancing there. I start that first aromatic pot of morning coffee while humming Jingle Bells, Jingle... Submitted 3 years 65 days ago.

A Christmas Caper - Sandra E. Graham
The sleet-laden snow tapped lightly on my window as I lay snuggly warm under my electric blanket. Too often Arkansas snows are more ice than snow so that we are grateful when we get enough snow to build a snowman. I always find myself wishing for six or eight inches of the white fluffy gift from... Submitted 3 years 67 days ago.

Gift Giving From the Heart Even When It's Not Christmas - Fran Larson
When my daughter relayed to me what had happened when she took her son with her to see the doctor, I just had to tell about it. I tried to put it in words and thoughts of my then 5-year-old Grandson, Zach. Here it is: (Zach and the Wishing Well). He had waited what seemed a long time for a busy... Submitted 3 years 87 days ago.

How to Avoid Jury Duty - Jeff Brown
You will most likely not serve. Yes, if you receive a summons, it does not necessarily mean you will serve. As a matter of fact, even if you attend the selection process (finding those who the court wants as jurors), there's a good chance you won't serve. For example, according to recent... Submitted 3 years 131 days ago.

Family Activities To Bring Christmas Movies To Life - Laura Trahan
My family loves movies and there is nothing cozier then all of us curling up under the blanket on the couch and enjoying Christmas movies. We all have our favorites and it is a battle to make sure everyone gets to watch their own, but it is family time at its best. I have to admit that there... Submitted 4 years 50 days ago.

So, How Do We Honor Him - Susan Thom
At this most special time, when we are especially reminded of our baby Jesus' birth, it may be a good time to think about how we honor him all throughout the year. Do we forget about His existence in our lives once the tree comes down, and the presents and lights are put away, and all the... Submitted 4 years 52 days ago.

An Underground Catechism - Judi Lake
The delightful, whimsical classic, “The Twelve Days of Christmas" is far more than just a repetitious melody with a list of bizarre gifts. The purpose of the song, to my surprise, was actually “an underground catechism" for persecuted Catholics in England. The "Twelve Days of Christmas" are... Submitted 4 years 55 days ago.

LBD Conspiracy - - Jackie Papandrew
It's funny how one's self-image tends to stay frozen in time. Your mind picks out a moment when you looked your best, sometimes a moment that occurred many moons (and many pounds) ago, and it goes through some kind of freezing process that crystallizes this warm memory into a mental ice cube tray... Submitted 4 years 57 days ago.

A Christmas Card Miracle! - - Bob Alexander
If you believe in the wonder of Christmas and know without a doubt that Santa Claus lives just as sure as your name's Virginia, then I have a miracle for you! I've been hooked on Christmas cards for as long as I can remember. I even have a large, ribbon tied bundle of old ones stacked in the... Submitted 4 years 62 days ago.

The Fading Away of Christmas Traditions. - - straight talk
Now many of you will say you have your traditions and keep them regularly. Yet, how really fortunate you are. With the migration and breaking up of families and neighborhoods so went the way of many traditions. It is a loss which I feel has a had a major impact on this nation. Yet, as I say, in... Submitted 4 years 66 days ago.

How Your Kids Can Help You Handle Holiday Stress - - James P Krehbiel
My wife and I were standing outside of a shopping center the week before Thanksgiving when we began to hear the sounds of Christmas. We looked at each other with amazement as the holidays began to permeate the air of the mall parking lot. Each year it appears that the winter holidays arrive... Submitted 4 years 78 days ago.

Christmas, Is It the Season For Sales, Profits and of Course Greed? - - straight talk
Now that we have passed the Thanksgiving Holiday and entered this "Holy Season" one starts to think about just what is so Holy anymore about Christmas? Many do not even want Christians to celebrate it anymore. It is in my opinion gotten past the point of obscene to the point that if you say Merry... Submitted 4 years 80 days ago.

Recalling Not-so-traditional Christmas Memories - - Dave Potchak
Do you feel that recalling some of the more traditional Christmas memories at times becomes too painful – the nostalgia, too much to bear? I do. Unless I’m in a story-telling mood with my grandkids, I prefer to recall the not-so-traditional memories from the past – you know what I mean – the... Submitted 4 years 81 days ago.

How I Came Out of the Scrooge Syndrome - Fran Larson
Let's take a break from shopping, baking, decorating and all those holiday things we are expected to do and just breathe. That's right, in the middle of all our bustling, let's allow ourselves to truly experience the peace and love that Christmas is supposed to give us. After all, if we are tired... Submitted 5 years 58 days ago.

Jesus Christ vs Secularism - - M Randall
Jesus Christ was so important that His birth divides time. Our common calendar divides time at the birth of Jesus Christ. For example, dates occurring after the birth of Jesus Christ are followed by the letters A.D., meaning Anno Domini, which is Latin for "in the year of our Lord." The dates... Submitted 6 years 50 days ago.

Managing Time and Stress Over the Holidays - - Ruth Anderson
Sometimes it feels like the word "holiday" is a contradiction in terms how is it possible that a time of "freedom from work" (as defined by my dictionary) can feel like it involves much more work? Why do the holidays often mean more stress instead of less? The truth is that there's a hidden... Submitted 6 years 75 days ago.

Why Do We Do This? 46 Billion Dollars of Gifts Are Returned Or Exchanged Every Year! - - elle kynzer
Every year I am appalled at the monetizing of Christmas, and every year I ask the same question...Why? Why do we put ourselves through this charade. Our commercialization of Christmas has caused the real purpose of this holiday to be forgotten. This is supposed to be a celebration of Jesus birth... Submitted 46 days 4 hours ago.

NOW We Begin The Week Of The Three Miracles, And Try To Emulate Jesus Teachings! - - elle kynzer
Santa and presents are behind us, and now we move into the week, in which we are to show love to one another and live as Jesus told us to. We are to celebrate the Nativity, The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan, and The Miracle at Cana. Yes, Jesus turned the water into wine at the Wedding in... Submitted 47 days 20 hours ago.

Reflections on Christmas Past! - Iris Taub
This time of year always brings me back to the early 60's. Although I was Jewish by birth, my Dad always believed that Santa was for every child throughout the world and although we didn't have a tree in our home, he made sure he hired someone each year to decorate the four huge pine trees in our... Submitted 49 days 5 hours ago.

Christmas, a Special "Christmas Carol," and Scrooge Connection - - Jean Purcell
Have you seen a TV or DVD version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol this year? If not, I hope you will soon, if you can make the time. Last night while Jim (Dad) and our son-in-law were at a Bruins game, we "girls"--two daughters and I--watched Patrick Stewart as Scrooge and a cast that... Submitted 49 days 5 hours ago.

Christmas Traditions Can Be A Window To Your Ancestors and Geneology! - - elle kynzer
As I read the articles on Christmas, and how we each celebrate, or don't, there are obvious links with our ancestors, and the origin of their homeland. Those traditions are part of the ways our families have integrated pieces of their tradition with one another through intermarriage, and a... Submitted 57 days 19 hours ago.