By Shenay Shumake I was five years old when I fell in love with Christmas. It was the first time I can recall ever watching A Charlie Brown Christmas. I sat cross legged in my living room, cotton flannel nightgown…
Presence not Presents
Category: Special Occasions
Isn’t He Beautiful?
“Isn’t He beautiful, beautiful, Isn’t He? Prince of peace, Son of God, isn’t He…” so the praise hymn goes, and so goes my heart and spirit caught in thrall with my Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. And yet, I…
Finding the Real Christmas: A Kind of Memoir
As a child, Christmas was my favorite holiday. While there was certainly an element of innocent greed involved, there was also the magic of decorating real trees (right in the living room!), and special music, and annual visits to Santa…
My Prince Has Come
She laughs with him, they dance. They twirl and her gown flows wide. The glass slippers are elegant and perfect. The ballroom is crowded, but they are alone. He sees her deeply. She longs to see him that way too.…
A Story within a Story or a Nested Story (part 2):
My Dilemma, Anne’s Road
As most of us have experienced occasionally, after having read an interesting book or story, we stumble upon a “follow up” and it is more like an afterthought ~ a slight taste, but not as pungent as the first one. …