Monthly Archives for December 2011
New Year’s Letter
What follows is a New Year’s letter to my children. I decided to post it on my blog because I realized that the things I wanted to say to my children are really a message from the Father’s heart, things … Continue reading
Why I celebrate Christmas
A couple of weeks ago, Marion and I watched the 1984 production of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, in which Ebenezer Scrooge is set free from his addiction to greed, and discovers again the joy of celebrating Christmas. Lots of people … Continue reading
Lighting up the neighbourhood
This year I went all-out on Christmas lights. Well, all-out for me, anyway. Back in November I took advantage of Home Depot’s special offer on new Christmas lights for customers who bring in their old lights for recycling, and bought … Continue reading
Jolly old St Nicholas
When I was a child, December 5 – St Nicholas Eve – was an important and tremendously exciting date on our family’s holiday calendar. In the evening, we children sang our songs to Sinterklaas and put our wooden shoes by … Continue reading