Diabetics celebrate Christmas, too. But during this season of sweets and over-eating, their thoughts are often on their diets instead of on parties and gift-giving. Rightfully so. Nobody wants to get sick on the holidays, and diabetics need to take special care to prevent problems associated with their special needs. Part of living and...
An Angel’s Special Christmas Gift By Steve Brunkhorst Towering ponderosa pine trees reached up to touch a blue December sky. Their top branches waved to billowy white clouds sailing over the snow-covered Colorado forest. Sniffing the sweet-scented Ponderosa bark filled my head with the aroma of Christmas candles and butterscotch cookies. I lowered my...
When I first saw the previews for “Elf”, the 2003 movie starring Will Ferrell, James Caan and Ed Asner, I was skeptical. A movie about a full-size man being adopted by elves and then leaving the North Pole to find his family just seemed like an idea doomed to failure. Even though the movie...
“Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” is a novelty Christmas song written by Randy Brooks and originally recorded Elmo and Patsy in 1979. The song is about a grandmother who gets tipsy from drinking too much eggnog and is run over by Santa’s reindeer when she returns home to get her medicine. The...
This interesting article talks about the early Celtic origins of some of our common – and not so common – Christmas traditions. 11 Celtic Christmas Themes By Rauncie Kinnaird Since its early beginnings the Celtic Christian Church drew inspiration on the pagan traditions of the past. Many of our present day customs have their...
If you’re willing to sign up for a free trial, which includes providing your billing information, you can get free Santa letter stationery, Nice List certificates and more from American Greetings. The greeting card company offers a wide range of printable Christmas stationery, holiday greeting cards, invitations and more, and you can personalize and...
There are plenty of places that offer Santa letters online, but finding one that mentions the religious significance of Christmas isn’t nearly as easy as finding all the ones that only talk about gifts and the North Pole. Free Christian Santa Letters.com is different. This site offers two free Christian-themed letters available as completely...
Christmas Letter from Santa.net sells inexpensive Santa letter templates that you can personalize and print at home, but they also offer a free printable Santa letter featuring the same design as one of their paid products. Of course, this free version can’t be personalized. It’s a pdf file with a generic letter from Santa,...
Instaletter is not free, but you can earn back the $14.99 annual membership fee simply by referring three friends. That’s a great deal for a service that has so many features. With Instaletter, you can create unlimited Santa letters to print at home with their easy online interface, and you can also create Good...
