Advent Calendar Day 12 – Charitable/Volunteer Work
When I was in 7th grade I remember the GA’s (Girls in Action and Acteens, both part of the Baptist …
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Advent Calendar Day 11 – Other Traditions
My families’ December traditions were focused on Christmas, Jesus’ birth. I do not know if my ancestor’s celebrated other holiday …
Advent Calendar Day 10 – Gift and Treasure Chest Thursday
Engraved in My Mind We’d been living in Long Beach, California for about three months when Christmas came in 1968. …
Advent Calendar Day 9 – Grab Bag
The evening of December 25, 1972 was a very exciting night for my family. Several weeks earlier we learned that …
Advent Calendar Day 8 – Christmas Cookies
My Grandma Brown was known for her Ice Box Cookies. I visited my grandparent’s home mostly only during the summer …
Advent Calendar Day 7 – Holiday Parties
The only holiday parties I remember attending were those at school right before Christmas break. I’m sure that I attended …
Advent Calendar Day 6 – Santa Claus
As far back as I can remember my parents told me that Santa Claus was a made up story, like …
