Santa’s Cookies

"When naughty is so nice! Santa is not the only one enjoying tasty treats this holiday!"

The Christmas dinner party with her co-workers was going brilliantly. The food was delicious, drinks enjoyable and she was at her social finest, chatting, laughing, dancing. Her smile made the star atop the tree look dull. I teased that I...

The Westervelt family sat around the dinner table quietly eating a Thanksgiving meal prepared by their mother. Jeannette, the oldest, sat beside her husband DeRay. Gillian, beside her boyfriend, Andre. Georgina, next to her boyfriend, Jalen. Finally, the youngest daughter,...

All I Need

"I have all I need"

Together, all our love this night, was forour children’s dreams. Their tiny toys and bits of sweets,safely wrapped beneath our tree. Rewarded by their innocence,their joy of life,and their sweet repose. It warms my heart, and it warms yours, tooto give them all of those. Our family...

Traditions

"Randy has a Christmas Eve to remember."

It was late by the time we served everyone and cleaned up. This had been the busiest Christmas Eve I’d seen in the ten years I’d been volunteering at the shelter. Between the unusual number of people seeking shelter from...