On Believing

On Believing

For the past few weeks, my daughter searches the house in the morning to determine the destination of her Elf on the Shelf. Even though she is on the verge of ten, she grabs her pink blanket, holds it tight and attempts to track down her friend. Once she finds him,...

Wonder

“Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory.” — Betty Smith She believes in the magic. Last night, our daughter laid out cookies and milk for Santa at the front door.  This...

To Believe

Yesterday evening, in-between my vaccuming the floors, my daughter, says affirmatively to me, “I believe in Santa.”  I replied, “Of course, you believe in Santa. Why wouldn’t you?” She looks at me like a lighthouse and says, “I...

A Hindu Christmas

We are Hindus, but we have a Christmas tree in our living room. My daughter and I picked out the tree at the local store along with red and green ornaments to decorate the tree. As soon as my husband came home from work, he opened the box, stood the tree up, while I...