Tag archive: Christmas

The Incarnation, a poem

The Incarnation Let’s talk the “Incarnation” because it is a big word for something easy for me to describe: God the baby. God, who has the power to shape-shift, turned himself from a God into a human. Sort of. It’s… continue reading »

Title Track: Christmas Story

My dad’s favorite Christmas movie is “A Christmas Story,” the one about the dorky kid Ralphie who wants a B.B. gun, but everyone keeps telling him that he’ll shoot his eye out. My sister and I think our dad was… continue reading »

The Word

At my resident hall’s Christmas banquet, I received a “paper plate award” from my RA–something everyone in our dorm was granted as something both goofy and sentimental. The title and picture of the award, scrawled with crayons on a paper… continue reading »

I love/hate Christmas

“I hate Christmas.” After my mom confessed that truth, I marveled–slack-jawed–at the bitterness of her comment. How can anyone hate Christmas? Who hates candy canes, egg nog, corporate Christmas parties, jingle bells, stocking stuffers, Hallmark original movies, wearing red all… continue reading »

Merry Christmas ’98!

So I found this story I had written in third grade. It was a pretty good concept had I not rushed through it. Maybe, oh yes maybe, I’ll revist this storyline…. (not.) [Disclaimer: I couldn’t spell words like “coffee” and… continue reading »