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When Christmas Went Off-Key

Every December, music executives pretend they have a choice. They don’t. Christmas albums show up like distant relatives who drink…

5 months ago

The Gentle Truth of an Uncrowded Church

There is a certain kind of quiet you only find when life stops trying to impress you. The world outside…

5 months ago

The Time When Shiny Replaced Special

I knew things were going downhill when I was placed in a box labelled “Seasonal Misc.” That is not storage.…

5 months ago

When Sparks Return Uninvited

Don and Betty had reached that stage of marriage where the kids move out and the house goes quiet enough…

5 months ago

How Political Heroes Saved Christmas

Snowstorms are usually comforting at the North Pole, like Mother Nature giving the world a gentle shake. But this year’s…

5 months ago

The Paper Lesson We Forgot

There are moments in life when a simple object ends up teaching a far deeper lesson than any long lecture…

5 months ago

A Pura Vida Christmas Countdown

As the Christmas parade was on in Atenas last night, what better way to kick off the season than a…

5 months ago

Truth in a World Built on Pretending

Mark Twain had a talent for wrapping wisdom in a single clean line, and one of his simplest reminders fits…

5 months ago

How a Man Loves for Life

Some men talk a big game about love, but a real one shows it in the quiet places where nobody’s…

5 months ago

Half a Heart in Canada, the Other in Costa Rica

There’s something about leaving home that opens your eyes to what you truly value. You start to notice the little…

5 months ago