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I mentioned last week that I will be blogging about episodes of “Saving Grace.”<\/a> I have two additional holiday features. For each day in December, I\u2019ll provide a “Holiday Survival Thought,” just a fun way of reminding everyone (myself included) to not take themselves (or their families) too seriously this holiday season. And for each Monday of Advent, I will read a reflection from a spiritual master or saint, or something from scripture, as you look at my Advent wreath.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I mentioned last week that I will be blogging about episodes of “Saving Grace.” I have two additional holiday features. For each day in December, I\u2019ll provide a “Holiday Survival Thought,” just a fun way of reminding everyone (myself included) to not take themselves (or their families) too seriously this holiday season. 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