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Gifts of the heart

The holidays fill me with longing--not for things, but for a spiritual experience of the season. Some Christmases ago I began yearning for more than just surviving this time of year. I wanted to be at peace with myself and my family, to feel more love, more joy and a deeper connection with the meaning of the season. My holidays were filled with stress from racing around and trying to get through my endless list of planning, shopping and preparing, then worrying about how I would pay for it all. Over a host of holidays of ups and downs--feeling excited but exhausted, full yet empty, surrounded by family but lonely still--I've learned much about myself and the real gilts of the season.(Continue Reading)

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Between friends - Thanksgiving blessings - Brief Article
Some people were born to be list makers. I was one of them. I make grocery shopping lists, to-do lists, even lists of letters that need answering. I'm ...(Continue Reading)

Day of thanksgiving November 27, 2003 - Preaching helps: seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost—day of thanksgiving, Series B
Joel 2:21-27 Psalm 126 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Matthew 6:25-33 As I was listening to myself preach my fifth Thanksgiving sermon, calling the congregation ...(Continue Reading)

Gadgets Give Retailers a Holiday Boost - December retail figures - FatWallet Inc. sued over releasing news on post-Thanksgiving bargains - Column
Gadgets Give Retailers a Holiday Boost.(December retail figures)(FatWallet Inc. sued over releasing news on post-Thanksgiving bargains)(Continue Reading)

Electronic holiday gifts should boost battery sales
Electronic holiday gifts should boost battery sales.(General Merchandise)(Continue Reading)