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December 4, 2021
Christmas Countdown Day 42: Holidays Ahead!
Cynthia EwerDecember 4, 2021 We did it! Time to look ahead to the holiday season ... because it's here!
For the past six weeks, we've been preparing for Christmas together. We've assembled a Christmas planner, organized gifts and giving, an...
December 3, 2021
Christmas Countdown Day 41: Wrap Up Preparations
Christmas Countdown Day 41: Wrap Up Preparations We're nearly there! December is here, and we're ready to wrap up the l...
December 2, 2021
Christmas Countdown Day 40: Focus on Traditions
Cynthia EwerDecember 2, 2021 Christmas. For many of us, our picture of this holiday is a static one: we've "always" done this or we "always" do that.
Indeed, that idea of tradition and stability and connection is one of the deepest and ...
December 1, 2021
Christmas Countdown Day 39: Teaching Children to Give
Cynthia EwerDecember 1, 2021 Today's guest editor, Cub Reporter Perry Bear, takes on a ticklish parenting dilemma.
How do you teach children to give during a holiday focused on receiving?
Today's essay focuses on how to model and...
November 30, 2021
Christmas Countdown Day 38: Make Room for New Toys
Cynthia EwerNovember 30, 2021 Santa's coming ... will there be room to store new toys?
Adding Santa's bounty to overstuffed kids' rooms is a recipe for January clutter disaster--and don't even try to tell this Nana to scale back on p...
November 29, 2021
Christmas Countdown Day 37: Simplify Holiday Traditions
Cynthia EwerNovember 29, 2021 Here at the brink of the season, many of us find ourselves gasping for breath. Where did the time go--and are we ready?
Right about now, take a moment to consider your family's holiday traditions. Do...
November 28, 2021
Christmas Countdown Day 36: Celebrate Week
Cynthia EwerNovember 28, 2021 We're in the home stretch! It's Celebrate Week at the Christmas Countdown, a time to tidy up our preparations and shift gears into full holiday mode.oday!
This week, we'll complete and mail Christmas cards, fina...
November 27, 2021
Christmas Countdown Day 35: Catch-Up Weekend
Cynthia EwerNovember 27, 2021 It's coming, it's really coming ... it's here? Oh, NO! The Saturday after Thanksgiving can be a time of flagging motivation. How is it that, despite cooking for three solid days, the leftovers give out less tha...
November 26, 2021
Christmas Countdown Day 34: Record Holiday Memories
Cynthia EwerNovember 26, 2021 Who says holiday traditions have to be "sweet"? Thinking about Christmas trees, I can't help but laugh at my childhood memories.
An Episcopalian home, our family kept a "good Advent". While we observed ...
November 25, 2021
Christmas Countdown Day 33: Give Thanks
Cynthia EwerNovember 25, 2021 We are thankful! Today, America celebrates faith, family, feasting and football. It's the purest of our holidays: a day set aside to be grateful.
Gratitude is an attitude. Psychologists have proved that Pollyanna wa...
