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On the edge of the first day of winter – the Winter Solstice – and a fast approaching cold front that will bring lows in the 30s to orange grove country, my thoughts turn inward. Like Mary, I ponder – consider, reflect on, think about carefully – many things this season. I can’t stop thinking […]
It’s here again. That gnawing hope that Christmas will enfold all I imagine as I decorate the tree, shop for the perfect gifts, and bake cookies to share. That deep longing to be “home for Christmas” – it pulls at every emotion and awakens desires that seem to lay quietly in a corner all year […]
