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Tag: christmas

Santa Claus for Christians

Posted on December 17, 2012December 17, 2012 by dcaldwell23

Christian Confession:  I Like Santa   I have been working for the better part of my professional career in distinctively Christian organizations. I’ll call it vocational ministry. In my jobs I’ve enjoyed working with gracious, unselfish people. My jobs have been overwhelmingly positive, but not without some stumbles and quirks. Here and there I’ve seen a…

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December in Altus, America

Posted on November 29, 2012December 2, 2012 by Southwest Sara

Snow is falling on this chilly fall night, causing me to shift gears from Thanksgiving clean-up to Christmas preparations. Amy Grant will sing about a “Tender Tennessee Christmas”. Those boys from Alabama serenade us with “Christmas in Dixie.” Becky Hobbs will sing the song she penned, “Oklahoma Christmas”.  The rest of us enjoy singing our favorite…

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A Christmas Story… gone wrong?

Posted on December 24, 2011December 25, 2011 by dcaldwell23

Looking Back on Christmas December, 1962 – It was cold, but we played outside anyway. Playing indoors seemed like punishment. We had a routine; we under estimated the cold and over estimated our fortitude. Running, climbing, and making up games was the good life — right up until our ears and fingers hurt too much…

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Not-So-Newlyweds: How to Keep the “Happy” in the Holidays

Posted on November 22, 2011November 22, 2011 by Guests and Former Contributors

Remember being a kid and the only holiday stress you had was convincing your parents you were asleep while secretly plotting your position for attempting to catch Santa swooping down your chimney (well, that, and if you’re like me, wondering whether he would come at all, given that you didn’t have that all-important brick structure…

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The Gifts That Keep On Giving

Posted on December 24, 2010December 24, 2010 by Guests and Former Contributors

My best presents weren’t the Legos or the Gameboy or the sweatshirt. As I look back on my childhood Christmases, my favorite gifts were the ones that forced me outside.

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