Christmas Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/christmas/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Tue, 30 Nov 2021 16:48:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Ghost of Christmas Future https://smthingscount.com/2020/10/07/ghost-of-christmas-future/ Wed, 07 Oct 2020 16:04:57 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9834 October 5. I just saw the first Christmas ad on TV. For Disney World. Sigh……………………………..

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]]> A Different Kind of Christmas Gift https://smthingscount.com/2019/12/23/a-different-kind-of-christmas-gift-2/ Mon, 23 Dec 2019 16:08:44 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8701 Start a new Christmas tradition. Each family member writes down a gift, placing the paper in a special stocking or wrapped box with a slot

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]]> Really Get into the Christmas Spirit https://smthingscount.com/2019/12/16/really-get-into-the-christmas-spirit/ Mon, 16 Dec 2019 16:55:11 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8679 Found this in my news feed. 12 days of Holiday Kindness–what a great idea! Sure, it’s only 9 days until Christmas, but why not double-up

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]]> A Different Kind of Christmas Gift https://smthingscount.com/2019/12/11/a-different-kind-of-christmas-gift/ Wed, 11 Dec 2019 17:15:36 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8663 Looking for a novel Christmas gift?  Maybe a pig farm in Bolivia?  A grocery store in the Philippines? Doors for a house in El Salvador?

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]]> A Different Take on Giving Tuesday https://smthingscount.com/2019/12/02/a-different-take-on-giving-tuesday/ Mon, 02 Dec 2019 17:14:26 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8636 Tomorrow is “Giving Tuesday,” a holiday designed to balance out the self-absorbed madness of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.  On this day, business, charities, communities, and

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]]> Cards that Keep on Giving https://smthingscount.com/2018/12/29/cards-that-keep-on-giving/ Sat, 29 Dec 2018 17:07:57 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7611 Thinking about putting Christmas decorations away for the year? Be sure to recycle those Christmas cards that gave you warmth and beauty over the season:

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]]> OK, So What IS this Kwanzaa Thing? https://smthingscount.com/2018/12/26/ok-so-what-is-this-kwanzaa-thing/ Wed, 26 Dec 2018 18:30:36 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7604 It’s the day after Christmas. Now we’re hearing about another holiday–Kwanzaa. What exactly is it? It isn’t another Christmas, or even a religious holiday, even

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]]> Christian? https://smthingscount.com/2018/12/20/christian/ Thu, 20 Dec 2018 17:16:49 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7580 During this pre-Christmas time of year, when love and compassion should abound, I’m struck by common things we do to each other: anger at other

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]]> Weird Christmas Gifts https://smthingscount.com/2018/12/04/weird-christmas-gifts/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 18:46:35 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7536 Are you among the millions of people stumped for a Christmas gift for that special (or un-special) someone? Think outside of the gift wrapping…and enjoy

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]]> Happy or Merry: the December Debate https://smthingscount.com/2018/12/03/happy-or-merry-the-december-debate/ Mon, 03 Dec 2018 17:43:41 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7460 We’re back to “Merry Christmas” vs “Happy Holidays.” Many Christians are enraged by “Happy Holidays.”  Apart from the fact that, to be reverent, we should

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