What is the first thing that springs to mind when you think of Christmas? Presents, food, carols by candlelight, time off work, family? But what might be some of the subheadings for those things? – expense, overindulgence, long, dark evenings, working like crazy to meet deadlines, arguments? Christmas should be a time of celebration, joy, […]
There are two types of people: those who won’t play Christmas music until December and those who are wrong… Don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas; getting together with the family, giving and receiving presents, candlelit carol services, not batting an eyelid when the kids have a breakfast of cold potatoes and Maltesers. What I […]
Christmas is brilliant! But it can be hard work. Here are my top five tips for surviving Christmas! Don’t get sucked in by the adverts We all love a John Lewis or M&S advert, and although we like to think we are immune to their hard-hitting subliminal messages, we’re not. Get that thought ‘But […]
Has it happened yet? That sinking feeling? The time of year has come around again where we have to be creative, we have to think and search and scour the shops for the perfect gifts for our loved ones. Some people are easy, aren’t they? My sister, she’s easy, my mum – easy. But my dad, […]
‘No!’ the kids protested. ‘Not the oysters-for-breakfast book again!’ It was Christmas eve. Our family tradition insisted that this O Holy Night was for Jesus – a time to sing about his birth and read the familiar story and pray. For years we’d used selections from Our Christmas Story by Mrs. Billy Graham, which lays […]
