Question
My fiancée recently took the bar exam, and has been busy with her job search ever since. What with my lengthy work hours, her studying for the bar and now job search, not to mention our extensive wedding planning (with our families), it seems like we just haven’t been able to spend all that much time together.
Given all that’s been going on, I thought it might be a good idea to surprise her with something special - any ideas?
Answer
Kids and the twelve days of Christmas – turn stress to learning what’s behind Christmas traditions.
In society, Christmas begins earlier and earlier. In fact, it often starts before Advent even begins. In religious tradition, it actually starts on Christmas day and continues to be observed for twelve days until Epiphany (January 6th). This is also a time when children are often off from school which can lead to added stress in families. Here are twelve video clips that you can watch with your children during this time. As you do, you and your child(ren) will explore different aspects of the Christian meaning behin
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A Trip Down Memory Lane
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Hot dog ear buds. Photo courtesy of The Huffington Post.
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