Category: Holiday Blogging
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Blogmas 2019 Day 12: Final Thoughts
Today is Christmas Eve. I’m sitting in Max Porter’s coffee shop, with my sister Amy, working on my book. I’m not sure what she’s working on, but our laptops match, only mine is pink and hers is purple. I ignore the Christmas music in the background, but maybe I shouldn’t. I am, after all, writing…
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Blogmas 2019 Day 11: Countdown to Christmas
26 days before Christmas Jenny goes Black Friday shopping with her friends and comes home exhausted, with zero purchases. The rest of us stay home and feel lazy. 23 days before Christmas It is Monday, the last week before the school Christmas program. I glue some streamers onto some Home Depot boxes to make hedges,…
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Blogmas 2019 Day 10: What To Do When It’s the Most Magical Time of the Year, but You’re Sick
The least magical thing about the holidays is the way that we drop like flies as the flu rolls through. When everyone else goes to the fun New Year’s Eve party, but you stay home in bed. When you have an earache and a headache but you still have to go stand in the cold…
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Blogmas 2019 Day 9: The End of the World (repost)
Do you remember how, seven years ago today, the world was supposed to end (according to some ancient Mayan calendar?) Personally, I had completely forgotten until I went digging into my old December blog posts, looking for Christmas memories. Then I saw this post, and the memories came rushing back. Man, we told some…
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Blogmas 2019 Day 8: Jenny and Emily Attempt to Make Santa Hats (A Video)
Jenny and I ransacked the sewing room and attic for fabric, faux fur, cotton balls, yarn, and anything else we thought might be useful for making Santa hats. Then we sat down on Jenny’s bed and, with only our imaginations to guide us, tried to make Santa hats. And we filmed the whole process. Thanks…
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Blogmas 2019 Day 6: Peace on Earth (A Christmas Story)
Important note: While the setting of this story is eerily similar to Brownsville Mennonite School, and it features a certain piece of greenery that also appeared at BMS under similar circumstances, I promise that this story is a work of fiction. The setting is real-ish, but the characters and plot are all made up. ……
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Blogmas 2019 Day 5: My Favorite Christmas Traditions (And Giveaway Winner!)
Alright. The moment of truth has arrived. The giveaway winner is… Mary Lynn Derstine Congrats, Mary! I sent you an email and haven’t heard back from you yet, so check your inbox! Now, on to the bulk of this post. Last year, a reader suggested that I write about my favorite Christmas traditions. My family…
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Blogmas 2019 Day 4: Take a Sad Song and Make it Better (repost)
Four years ago today, Ben and I went to Thailand to visit our sister Amy for Christmas. What happened next was one of the most dramatic Christmastime experiences of my life. Today, I decided to revisit that memory by reposting my blog post about the experience. … I knew that I’d figure things out eventually…
The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots 