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24th Day of Christmas~Diane Burke
Read more: 24th Day of Christmas~Diane BurkeThe winners of Ruthy’s books are Stephanie, Ginger and Belle. Congratulations, Ladies! Now, on to Diane’s Christmas memory. Christmas was literally the most wonderful time of the year for me. Being one of seven siblings who were scattered throughout the United States, it was difficult for us to get together with any regularity. But we…
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23rd Day of Christmas~Ruth Logan Herne
Read more: 23rd Day of Christmas~Ruth Logan HerneThe winner of Merrillee’s book and ornament is Karen Collier. Congratulations, Karen! Now, on to Ruthy’s Christmas memory. How can someone who loves Christmas have one favorite???? I think my favorite though, was nearly thirty-five years ago. My sister-in-law and brother-in-law’s first child… a little boy named Alan…. had passed away at six months old,…
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22nd Day of Christmas~Merrillee Whren
Read more: 22nd Day of Christmas~Merrillee WhrenThe winner of Jan’s book is Jane Ruddy. Congratulations, Jane! Now, on to Merrillee’s Christmas memory. My favorite Christmas memory is from the year that my mother-in-law turned 75. Her birthday was on Christmas, so we always had a fun time celebrating her birthday as well as Christmas. That year my daughters had a…
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21st Day of Christmas~Jan Drexler
Read more: 21st Day of Christmas~Jan DrexlerThe winner of Jean’s prize is Melanie Pike. Congratulations, Melanie! Now, on to Jan’s Christmas memory. Since my husband and I got married just over thirty-one years ago, we have moved too many times. We’ve lived in six different states (one of them twice), and had a child in four of them. When a family…
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20th Day of Christmas~Jean C. Gordan
Read more: 20th Day of Christmas~Jean C. GordanThe winner of Missy’s prize is Angela Chesnut. Congratulations, Angela! Now, on to Jean’s Christmas memory. For me Christmas is family, love and thinking of others. My favorite memory is a combination of two memories many years apart. Our first Christmas as a married couple, my husband and I were struggling college students 3,000 miles…
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18th Day of Christmas~Carol J. Post
Read more: 18th Day of Christmas~Carol J. PostThe Winner of Margaret’s prize is Susan Johnson. Congratulations, Susan! Now, on to Carol’s Christmas memory. Several years ago, my parents, my sister and brother-in-law, and my husband and I went in together on a 100-year-old log cabin on 12 acres in the North Carolina mountains. After a couple of trips up from Florida to…
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17th Day of Christmas~Margaret Daley
Read more: 17th Day of Christmas~Margaret DaleyThe Winner of Patricia’s prize is Mary K. Smith. Congratulations, Mary Now, on to Margaret’s Christmas memory. A Special Christmas Moment By Margaret Daley One of the special Christmas moments I look back fondly on was the one where my parents had an open house every Christmas Eve. Friends and relatives (children included) visited, laughed,…
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15th Day of Christmas~Debby Giusti
Read more: 15th Day of Christmas~Debby GiustiThe Winner of Virginia’s prize is Jennifer Hallmark. Congratulations, Jennifer. Now, on to Debby’s Christmas memory. Living the Christmas Story By Debby Giusti Many years ago, God gave me a special gift at Christmas…the gift of a child. I was due to deliver my second little one on December 19th and was convinced baby and…
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13th Day of Christmas~Rhonda Gibson
Read more: 13th Day of Christmas~Rhonda GibsonThe Winner of Tina’s prize is Sherida. Congratulations, Sherida. Now, on to Rhonda’s Christmas memory. Christmas has always been my favorite time of the year. So it only makes sense that my favorite Christmas memory would be hard to pin point but it’s not and here’s why… I was sixteen years old and dating a…
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10th Day of Christmas~Patty Smith Hall
Read more: 10th Day of Christmas~Patty Smith HallThe Winner of Roxanne’s prize is Patty Wysong. Congratulations, Patty. Now, on to Patty’s Christmas memory. The Christmas of 1983 was an exciting time for me. Newly-wed to my handsome husband, we had just moved into our very first home, a small ranch house that was perfect for a couple starting out. I worked full…