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Opening gifts
By
Linda G. Howard
I am a real believer in delayed gratification. In fact, as much as I love gifts, I love the anticipation even more. As a child, I gave up the Christmas gift hunt. The annual childhood adventure wasn’t hard in our house, because our home was small and there weren’t many hiding places. But I loved the wait.…
The end of Christmas stress
By
Linda G. Howard
Today is my first morning of the unstressed Christmas 2011. This weekend at Special Gathering we had two Happy Birthday, Jesus! parties. One in Vero and the other was in Melbourne. Decorations, cake, chicken, a pasta casserole, tuna/macaroni salad and sandwiches were a part of my responsibilities. These make up the fun, yet stressful parties…
And God speaks
By
Linda G. Howard
Today, during a pastors’ prayer meeting, one of the pastors said to me, “Linda, I believe that you are feeling upset because of the IRS audit you are facing and God wants you to know that he isn’t upset with you and that your mistakes have been forgiven.” This man had no idea that I…
A woman’s thrill ride: Christmas Time
By
Linda G. Howard
Early this morning on TV, I watched a man hanging from a rope while he maneuvered his way down a tall building. Even watching a man scale down a 22 story building is not my idea of a thrill ride. I don’t do roller coasters or high-dive, bungy jumping. I have no dare-devil bones in…
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