by Jennifer Zinck | 25 December 2011 | Advent
It occurred to me shortly into it that this Advent Calendar project would be more than just writing down stories. I haven’t really had anything that spectacular to talk about but I’ve been finding something to fill the space each day so that I can attain...
by Jennifer Zinck | 24 December 2011 | Advent
Our family doesn’t really have a set Christmas Eve tradition. When I was a teenager my mom let us open some presents on Christmas Eve so that we could sleep in on Christmas morning. I have little kids now so it’s the other way around! We have to try to...
by Jennifer Zinck | 24 December 2011 | Advent
For ten or maybe closer to a dozen years, my sweetheart and I have not had any occasions to do anything really special with just the two of us around the holidays. Even shopping has been a challenge for us in past years. It’s not easy to sneak away when you...
by Jennifer Zinck | 22 December 2011 | Advent
Today’s prompt asks about Christmas music and caroling. When I was a kid, we went with Girl Scouts to the local nursing home. At the end of our singing, we helped the people back to their rooms. One year I had a woman who didn’t talk. That wasn’t...
by Jennifer Zinck | 21 December 2011 | Advent
Every year I always make sure that there are flowers at the gravesite of my grandparents and my mother’s sister Kathy. For the past couple of years my uncle has been putting them out because I live a lot farther away now. One year my younger son, then about 6...
by Jennifer Zinck | 20 December 2011 | Advent
Our family believes that you don’t need to go to a church to celebrate the spirit of the holiday season. We believe that it is something that you should show daily by your actions, your deeds, and your character, at Christmas and all the year through....
