Category: Advent Calendar 2016
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What Christmas means to me by Judy Martin | Day 15 | Advent Calendar 2016
Day 15 | Advent Calendar What Christmas means to me by Judy Martin What Christmas means to me Fairy lights all twinkling Baubles on the tree Homemade decorations That’s what Christmas means to me
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No Star in All the Heavens by Russ Towne | Day 13 | Advent Calendar 2016
Day 13 | Advent Calendar No Star in All the Heavens by Russ Towne The story of the star that sits atop our Christmas tree goes back over nearly forty years. I was a young single man whose business was failing. Finances were very tight. I had enough money to…
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Christmas Star by Sue Vincent | Day 12 | Advent Calendar 2016
Day 12 | Advent Calendar Christmas Star by Sue Vincent Christmas Stars I had been pottering round aimlessly when I ‘should’ have be doing dire things to the inner realms of a turkey and creating havoc in the kitchen. That year however, for the first time in my adult life,…
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Bedazzled by Teresa Karlinski | The Sunday’s of Advent | Advent Calendar 2016
3rd Sunday of Advent | Day 11 | Advent Calendar Bedazzled by Teresa Karlinski Dolores studied the bedraggled excuse for a tree. Branches drooped instead of bouncing proud and wide. What once passed for needles, the sparse boughs presented bristles and wire. The bottom limbs collapsed tired and spent, sweeping…
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The Gift by Corina Carrasco | The Sundays of Advent | Day 11 | The Advent Calendar 2016
3rd Sunday of Advent | Day 11 | Advent Calendar The Gift by Corina Carrasco Vince had hidden the package from his wife for over a week. He was so excited to finally be able to give her this special gift. He had been so afraid that she would find the…
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? | Day 10 | Advent Calendar 2016
Day 10 | Advent Calendar Today was meant to be for a guest, someone had come forward and asked that I reserve the 10th of December in the Calendar for their contribution. Sadly the contribution has not arrived. Thus I am improvising and providing a link to one of the…
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Why He Came by Rachel Rawls | Day 9 | Advent Calendar 2016
Day 9 | Advent Calendar Why He Came by Rachel Rawls This Christmas poem was written by my mother. I would like to share it with you, with her permission, to get into the spirit of the holidays. It’s a poem about the Christian holiday and the meaning behind it.…
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Franz and Helga and Their Just Rewards by Holly Geely | Day 8 | Advent Calendar 2016
Day 8 | Advent Calendar Franz and Helga and Their Just Rewards by Holly Geely The cold winds of winter blew outside the cottage. Franz and Helga were the brother and sister who lived inside the cottage. They had been farmers once but that was a long time ago. Franz…
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If only by Eric Klingenberg | Day 7 | Advent Calendar 2016
Day 7 | Advent Calendar If only by Eric Klingenberg If only If only Christmas was less about producing the perfect day and more about relaxing and being yourself. If only Christmas was less about giving and receiving things and more about giving time. If only Christmas were less about…
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My First Taste of Christmas at McDonald’s in Geneva by Dr Gulara Vincent | Day 6 | Advent Calendar 2016
Day 6 | Advent Calendar My First Taste of Christmas at McDonald’s in Geneva by Dr Gulara Vincent ‘Let’s go to Geneva for Christmas,’ my friend said. It was late autumn 2004 and we were taking French classes. As our vocabulary was expanding, my friend had a bright idea of…
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The Dark Side of Christmas by Melanie Noell Bernard | Day 5 | Advent Calendar 2016
Day 5 | Advent Calendar The Dark Side of Christmas by Melanie Noell Bernard With the world outside the window a backdrop of darkness, the Christmas tree shone like a beacon of hope. A warm glow emanated from the twinkling lights. They illuminated the living room in a soft orange…
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Demented Christmas Memories and Furniture Polish by S.D. Gates| The Sundays of Advent | Day 4 | Advent Calendar 2016
2nd Sunday of Advent | Day 4 | Advent Calendar Demented Christmas Memories and Furniture Polish by S.D. Gates It’s funny the things you remember from your childhood, strange memories that you don’t really share with anyone because they are just so whacky and odd. I have several that always…
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It’ll Be Lonely This Christmas – Please by Geoff Le Pard | The Sundays of Advent | Day 4 | Advent Calendar 2016
2nd Sunday of Advent | Day 4 | Advent Calendar It’ll Be Lonely This Christmas – Please by Geoff Le Pard Carlton’s face wore its weariness like a badge of honour. He leant back against the front door and sighed with relief. ‘Alone at bloody last.’ He exchanged a look…
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Home for the Holidays by Sarah Brentyn | Day 2 | Advent Calendar 2016
Day 2 | Advent Calendar Home for the Holidays by Sarah Brentyn My sister wakes me. She puts a finger to her lips and we pad down the hall in our fleece footie pyjamas. It is still dark so she holds my hand on the stairs.
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