All I Want for Christmas

This has always been my favorite time of the year. It’s “the most wonderful time,” as the holiday favorite tells us. Even with all the changes dealt to us as we age, I still feel the magic at Christmastime. Everyone is as kind as they’re going to be. Everyone is as generous as they’re going to be. And most of us celebrate the birth of our Savior.

I like the glitz and the bright lights. The secular part of the holidays is just fine with me. Sure, it’s commercialized, but we live in a commercializ...